Ukrnafta
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Ukrnafta is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 extracting company, the largest producer of oil and gas in the country.

The company produces around 3 million tonnes of oil and 4 billion m3 of natural gas per year, having oil proven reserves of nearly 180 million tonnes. Ukrnafta also ownes three natural gas processing plants.

Just over 50% of the company is owned by Naftogaz Ukrainy. Together with Chornomornaftogaz and Ukragazproduction they are the only state companies involved in extraction and refining of gas and oil.

Ukrnafta consists of six Oil/Gas producing companies:
  • Okhtyrkanaftogaz
  • Chernihivnaftogaz
  • Poltavanaftogaz
  • Dolynanaftogaz
  • Nadvirnanaftogaz
  • Boryslavnaftogaz


Also there are three Gas Processing Factories:
  • Hnidytsivsky (Varva, Chernihiv Oblast
    Chernihiv Oblast
    Chernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....

    )
  • Kachanivsky (Mala Pavlivka, Sumy Oblast
    Sumy Oblast
    Sumy Oblast is an oblast in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka....

    )
  • Dolynsky (Dolyna
    Dolyna
    Dolyna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dolyna Raion .The current estimated population is around 20,900.-History:...

    , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...

    )


Numerous other companies provide other drilling, maintenance as well as scientific research.
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