Karpatgazvydobuvannya holds a licence to explore for and produce hydrocarbons in the western part of the Lviv Oblast, adjacent to the Polish border.
In terms of geology the area is an analogue of Przemyśl, Poland’s largest gas field operated by PGNiG for more than 60 years.
Its attractiveness and potential have been confirmed through PGNiG’s preliminary analyses of geological and geophysical data.
Paweł Majewski, President of PGNiG, said:
- The agreement signed today marks a step in PGNiG’s strategy to expand its operations on foreign markets, being a part of the company’s efforts to diversify its sources and directions of gas supply
- We believe all these efforts will help strengthen the energy security no only for Poland and Ukraine, but also for all countries of the Three Seas Initiative
- For the past 5 years, we have been actively trading natural gas in Ukraine
- Not only have we launched gas sales to the Ukrainian market, but we have also gained access to the Ukrainian gas transmission network and storage facilities, thereby increasing our ability to optimise trade in natural gas
Dale Perry, Managing Partner at ERU Management Services, a co-owner of Karpatgazvydobuvannya, said:
- I am proud of the cooperative efforts of ERU and PGNiG, bringing to reality the regional energy initiatives envisioned 2 years ago this month, in Warsaw between the US, Poland and Ukraine, when we had contracted the supply of American LNG with our Polish partner
If it delivers positive test results, the well will be connected to the Ukrainian gas network and brought onstream in 2023.
The Karpatgazvydobuvannya shareholders also plan to have additional geophysical surveys of the licence area performed to help design further wells.
