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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (176248)	2/2/2013 10:21:09 AM
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Pro-Russian activists protesting shale gas production in Donetsk region Feb. 2, 2013, 9:31 a.m. \| Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv Post kyivpost.com Activists gathered for a rally outside the Donetsk regional administration building on Friday to protest against plans to produce shale gas on Yuzovska field, the Ukrainian Choice civic movement reported on Friday. "There are no territories in Ukraine where shale gas could be produced safely," Ukrainian Choice coordinator in the Donetsk region Yevhen Kudryashov said. Ukrainian choice movement is led by Viktor Medvedchuk, a strongly pro-Kremlin politician with strong personal ties to president Vladimir Putin. Medvedchuk also advocates for Ukraine to join Customs Union, led by Russia. Kudryshov insisted that the hydraulic fracturing method used in the production of shale gas will poison the water in the Siversky Donets river, which feeds the region. "It would be impossible to drink, or bathe in it, or use it otherwise at all. We will forget about tap water or spring water! This could have truly disastrous consequences for our region, and our domestic animals will start dying. Poisoned meat and fish will get to our tables. In addition to this, gas and heavy metals will mix with water, and this is fraught with fires and detonations," Kudryashov said. [snip]

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (176248)	9/21/2013 1:34:36 PM
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Shell completes drilling first gas exploration well in Ukraine globaltimes.cn Royal Dutch Shell has completed drilling its first gas exploration well in Ukraine, the company's top representative said Friday. "The preliminary results obtained by our company allow us to hope that the drilling was successful," Graham Tiley, general manager of Shell Ukraine Exploration and Production LCC, told reporters here. It will take up to a year to fully analyze the results of the drilling and evaluate the productivity of the reservoir, Tiley added. Shell, which is developing shale gas deposits in the Yuzovska field in eastern Ukraine, plans to drill 15 wells as part of a 50- year joint venture with local Ukrgazvydobuvannya company. Kiev expects the project, involving around 10 billion US dollars in investment, to open up large new unconventional gas reserves that will give a great boost to its campaign for energy independence. Local experts estimated that Shell's development area could produce up to 11 billion cubic meters of gas annually, which amounts to around 20 percent of Ukraine's consumption. Ukraine is seeking to end reliance on costly Russian gas imports by developing its shale gas deposits which are believed to be one of Europe's largest. Preliminary data put estimated reserves at more than 1.2 trillion cubic meters.