Gas field changes direction
The Cabinet has attended to the problem of growth in gas production in the country. And at the same time created the conditions for the approximate business so that they can make money on it.
For the public PJSC "Ukrgasdobycha" the first week of the fall was a period of renaissance: from 1 to 5 September the state company received permission to enter the commercial development of hydrocarbon from nine sites. We are talking about Gorobtsovskom, Drobyshevskaya, Evgenievskom, West Starover, West Vergunskom, Kobzevskom, Rassypnyanskom condensate fields. And also Valyuhovskoy Korobchinskogo and oil and gas zones. Sanctions for the development of these areas the Department of Energy issued on the basis of appropriate treatment "Ukrhazvydobuvannia."
Deep drilling
The Yuri Prodan's solution nontrivial. The license portfolio of state-owned company in one fell swoop was extended from 6% - up to 165 pieces, which can not even remember the old-timers of the market. This is especially important as oil and gas producers believe the above mega-site. However, skeptics immediately hastened to add a spoonful of tar. In their assumptions, increase the working area "Ukrhazvydobuvannia" caused by a deficiency of gas in Ukraine.
If we stick to this version, the conclusion suggests itself that in the solution of the problem of raw Cabinet decided to bet on the strength of subordinate structures. This is supported by the fact that the wards Yatsenyuk actually admitted defeat in the battle for domestic business resource-gas producers. In this last week signed the head of "Naftogaz Ukraine" Andrew Kobolev reported that private traders refuse to pump half of the produced natural gas in underground storage facilities, thereby ignoring calls for the establishment of power reserve.
From this perspective, the specific steps the government to increase the volume of hydrocarbon production are commendable. Unanswered can only answer to the question about the sponsor of this process. Rely on the financial capabilities of most "Ukrhazvydobuvannia" not worth it, if only because she had no money even to pay off their own kreditorki, which is 3 billion. UAH.
In state-owned companies like to say that they are able to solve this problem, saying that to do so they need to wait for the calculation of its largest debtor - "Naftogaz of Ukraine" (the amount of its obligations to the PSC - more than 2.7 billion. UAH.). But even if the NAK interrupt prolonged pause in the first eight months of payments for gas money on the investment potential "Ukrhazvydobuvannia" will have no impact. After all, the key problem of this company in the negative profitability.
deferred decision
According to the head of the PAO Sergey Kostyuk, in order to cover the costs of gas production, its rate should be 880-890 USD. per 1 thousand. m3, more than double the current (419 UAH. / th. m3). For the solution to this problem "Ukrgasdobycha" appealed to the National Commission for Electricity Regulation. But wait for a positive response from the controller in the near future they should not at least because that NERC is in the process of liquidation, in connection with which it has de facto lost the authority to approve payment.
In accordance with the request Poroshenko that started his decree elimination NERC, to create a new regulator will take at least two months. This means that the increase of its tariff "Ukrgasdobycha" wait, at best, at the end of the year. But even if it is a historic event will take place, to help Ukraine to pass the hardest in its history, state-owned heating season simply do not have time.
Will the government to advertise this fact - it does not matter. Because now all aware of the lack of money in the state budget for fixing in production at least at the current level. Spiteful critics have used it to predict the decline in natural gas extraction in the "Ukrgazvydobuvannia" by 2.5-3%. However, much more important that this information field does not become a platform for the enrichment of officials and their immediate environment. One of the most common methods - part "Ukrhazvydobuvannia" projects in a joint venture in which it makes its own mineral rights, and imposed as part of the joint venture partner of the private use them.
September 25, 2014
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