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Ukraine has always had good prospects for oil and gas production
11.06.2012 10:41 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ukraine has always had good prospects for the development of domestic oil and gas production. However, the development of domestic deposits in Soviet times was hampered for political reasons.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov announced this within last week during a discussion with economic experts on the program of import substitution and the development of the domestic market. «Ukraine has always had good prospects for the development of domestic oil and gas production,» Azarov said. He again recalled that the government, while carrying out the policy of import substitution, reducing the consumption of expensive Russian gas, was expanding a program of alternative energy sources. «In this regard, the government is proposing and making serious efforts related, first and foremost, to gas saving. We reduced gas consumption by 12.5 billion cubic meters, but increased coal consumption. We are thinking about peat as well as non-traditional sources and make plans to explore new Ukrainian gas fields,» the premier said.
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