US-specialists Will Present How to Perform Shale Gas Revolution in Ukraine

Scientific-Technical Center PSYCHEA reports with pleasure about expert-analytical round table on the topic The Experience of North America in The Implementation of Development of Unconventional Gas Projects that will take place at 2:30 PM on November 14, 2013. All the interested persons and organizations are invited to join the round table on-line and ask their questions on the official web-page of Terminal: Oil Reviev magazine. Round table’s URL is http://oilreview.kiev.ua/category/eaks/ (No registration required) The possibility of shale gas production has been on the main themes of Ukrainian media and is increasingly becoming a bone of contention in the oil industry vs. environmentalists battles. The topic of unconventional gas used to be repeatedly discussed in the STC PSYCHEA. A very special place in shale gas revolution processes America takes. Due to increased shale gas production on its territory, it reduced energy prices for domestic consumers and turned from an importer to an exporter on the world energy markets. Therefore, shale gas proponents refer to the experience of the United States and Canada, while opponents criticize it. However, the most contentious issues still remain unanswered! There is also strong concern about shale gas production technologies in the areas where such mining operations are planned. How this is done in the U.S.? What kind of their experience is applicable for Ukraine? That is why the American experts in cooperation with their Ukrainian colleagues will share their experience in implementing projects for the extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons in North America. In the round table discussion will take part: • Mrs. Krista L. Johnson - Shell Oil Company, the Director of State Government Relations. • Mr. John T. Hines - Shell Oil Company, Government Relations Advisor. • Mr. Michael Gonchar – The NOMOS think-tank, the director on energy programmers. • Mr. Roman Opimakh – The Coordination Centre for The Introduction of Economic Reforms Under The President of Ukraine, the coordinator. • other experts. There also will be written a summary article according to the results of expert-analytical roundtable The Experience of North America in The Implementation of Development of Unconventional Gas Projects for Terminal: Oil Review magazine. All the questions about on-line translation can be asked by phone +38 (044) 234-6839 or e-mail [email protected] CONTACT: Anna Chekh, press officer +38 (044) 234-6839, [email protected]