Under threat of a potential Russian gas cut off 18 months from now, Ukraine’s government is cutting red tape to achieve what Soviet Ukraine enjoyed in 1975: self-sufficiency in gas.

Friday, July 27, 2018
Under threat of a potential Russian gas cut off 18 months from now, Ukraine’s government is cutting red tape to achieve what Soviet Ukraine enjoyed in 1975: self-sufficiency in gas.

Under threat of a potential Russian gas cut off 18 months from now, Ukraine’s government is cutting red tape to achieve what Soviet Ukraine enjoyed in 1975: self-sufficiency in gas. Information about production blocks will be posted on line and auctions will only held electronically and transparently, Prime Minister Groysman promises on Facebook. Ostap Semerak Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, says the government is simplifying the process for obtaining subsoil extraction permits. The time for regional councils to act on exploration and production proposals has been cut in half — to 45 days.

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