Yuzivska gas field

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Yuzivska
Map of Yuzivska field within Ukraine
CountryUkraine
RegionDonetsk Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorShell plc
Field history
Discovery2010
Start of production2017
Production
Current production of gas27.4×10^6 m3/d
960×10^6 cu ft/d 10×10^9 m3/a (350×10^9 cu ft/a)
Recoverable gas2×10^12 m3
70.766×10^12 cu ft

The Yuzivska gas field (

2014 war in the Donbas region near the field, a sharp plunge in European natural gas prices (making the costly shale gas development less profitable),[1][2] and opposition from local residents.[3]

Background

Ukraine's largest natural gas fields are about 80-85% depleted although there are still large quantities of unexploited gas reserves stored in hard-to-reach areas or solid rock, including the Yuzivska gas field.[3]

Since December 2020, the rights to the Yuzivska gas field has been held by the Nadra Yuzivska company, which is owned by Ukraine's state-owned Naftogaz.[3]

Development

As of November 2014, Shell had drilled only two exploration wells and was unable to conduct full exploration of the Yuzivske field due to the situation in Donbas. The company was only able to start some work within Kharkiv region, but continues to work in the region. The initial stage of geological exploration involves obtaining seismic data and drilling up to 15 wells. It is about gas production from hard sandstones.[4]

In July 2016, the Dutch company Yuzgaz B.V. won a tender to attract an investor to implement a PSA for hydrocarbon production within the Yuzivska area. In December 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the transfer of 90% of Nadra Yuzivska's rights and obligations under the Yuzivska PSA to Yuzgaz with the project operator represented by Slovakian Nafta a.s.

Extraction

The Yuzivska block covers an area of 7,886 km2.

bcm of natural gas annually, which is almost a third of Ukraine's annual natural gas consumption.[3]

The reservoir that holds the gas has low

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ukraine energy profile". International Energy Agency. 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ Olearchyk, Roman (2015-06-11). "Shell to withdraw from shale gas exploration in eastern Ukraine". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Yuzivka: Between fake news and truth about Ukraine's gas independence". ukrinform.net. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ "У Shell заявили, що мають проблеми з розвідкою родовища на Донбасі". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Ukraine sees 2017 for commercial shale gas output". Reuters. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  6. ^ "Kyiv Turns To 'Unconventional' Natural Gas To Wean Itself From Gazprom". rferl.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-31.