Gas production is top priority for Ukrnafta due to lower royalty
Public joint-stock company Ukrnafta will develop gas production as a top priority direction, as oil royalty is set at a higher level, the company's press service has reported.
"Taking into account the cash cost, it is more beneficial to produce gas than oil for us. Finally we plan to produce more gas and spend fewer efforts on oil production. With the oil price decline to the minimum figures seen at the beginning of this year, development of our fields is getting less and less attractive," the press service said, citing Ukrnafta Head Mark Rollins.
Ukrnafta recalled that the oil royalty is set at 45%, while gas royalty is 29%.
As reported, Ukrnafta has 1,941 oil wells and 177 gas wells. It owns 537 filling stations across Ukraine.
Naftogaz Ukrainy holds 50% plus one share in Ukrnafta, a group of companies affiliated with Dnipro-based PrivatBank's shareholders owns about 42% of the company's shares.
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