Yuzivska gas field

The Yuzivska gas field (Ukrainian: Юзівська газова 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]

Yuzivska
Map of Yuzivska field within Ukraine
CountryUkraine
RegionDonetsk Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorShell plc
Field history
Discovery2010
Start of production2017
Production
Current production of gas27.4×10^6 m3/d
960×10^6 cu ft/d 10×10^9 m3/a (350×10^9 cu ft/a)
Recoverable gas2×10^12 m3
70.766×10^12 cu ft

Background

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]

Extraction

The Yuzivska block covers an area of 7,886 km2.[1] The total proven reserves of the Yuzivska gas field are around 70.8 trillion cubic feet (2000×109m³) and production is slated to be around 960 million cubic feet/day (27.4×106m³). Studies indicate that the field would be capable of delivering up to 10 bcm of natural gas annually, which is almost a third of Ukraine's annual natural gas consumption.[3]

The reservoir that holds the gas has low permeability and low porosity (compared to other large natural gas fields in Ukraine) and therefore requires unconventional methods of extraction.[3] The total exploration investment is expected to range between 250 and 300 million USD.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Ukraine energy profile". International Energy Agency. 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. Olearchyk, Roman (2015-06-11). "Shell to withdraw from shale gas exploration in eastern Ukraine". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. "Yuzivka: Between fake news and truth about Ukraine's gas independence". ukrinform.net. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "Ukraine sees 2017 for commercial shale gas output". Reuters. 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  5. "Kyiv Turns To 'Unconventional' Natural Gas To Wean Itself From Gazprom". rferl.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-31.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.