Yuzivska gas field
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| Yuzivska | |
|---|---|
 Map of Yuzivska field within Ukraine | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Region | Donetsk Oblast Kharkiv Oblast |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Shell plc |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2010 |
| Start of production | 2017 |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 27.4×106 m3/d 960×106 cu ft/d 10×109 m3/a (350×109 cu ft/a) |
| Recoverable gas | 2×1012 m3 70.766×1012 cu ft |
The Yuzivska gas field (Ukrainian: Юзівське газове родовище) is an unconventional Ukrainian natural gas field that was discovered in 2010. It was expected to begin production in 2017, but development was halted because of the outbreak of the 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]
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 production sharing agreement 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 production sharing agreement to Yuzgaz with the project operator represented by Slovakian Nafta a.s.
