OMV Starts Gas Drillings in Ukraine

EnergyOil & Gas ♦ Published: August 17, 2012; 16:11 ♦ (Vindobona)

Together with the U.S. oils group ExxonMobil, the Dutch-British Shell Group, and the Ukrainian Nadra Ukrayny, OMV´s subsidiary Petrom starts natural gas drillings in the Ukrainian Black Sea region.

OMV Starts Gas Drillings in Ukraine / Picture: © Vindobona.org

An international consortium, in which the Romanian subsidiary of OMV participates in, will explore the Ukrainian natural gas field Skifska. The natural gas field is located in the Ukrainian part of the Black Sea. The natural gas resources are estimated to reach about 3bn to 4bn cubic meters. Investments are expected to range from € 8.2bn to € 9.8bn. The area extends over 16,700…