Production
PJSC «Ukrnafta» had 82 permits for hydrocarbons extraction (commercial development of reserves).
Oil and gas are produced by Ukrnafta’s six oil and gas production units: Okhtyrkanaftogaz, Poltavanaftogaz, Chernihivnaftogaz in the Dnieper-Donets depression and Boryslavnaftogaz, Dolynanaftogaz, Nadvirnanaftogaz in the Carpathian foredeep.
As of year-end 2016, Ukrnafta had 1 946 oil wells and 172 gas wells in operation, including main and joint activity.
| Oil and condensate, ktonnes | Gas, mln m3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | 2016 | 2015 | % | 2016 | 2015 | % |
| Okhtyrka | 729,2 | 839,1 | -13,1% | 352,9 | 432,2 | -18,3% |
| Chernihiv | 271,5 | 282,8 | -3,9% | 40,5 | 87,1 | -53,5% |
| Poltava | 116,0 | 131,4 | -11,7% | 641,2 | 712,8 | -10,1% |
| Dnieper-Donets Depression | 1 116,7 | 1 253,3 | -10,9% | 1 034,7 | 1 232,1 | -16,0% |
| Dolyna | 212,2 | 222,6 | -4,7% | 99,4 | 103,4 | -3,8% |
| Boryslav | 120,9 | 124,6 | -2,9% | 40,7 | 38,2 | 6,5% |
| Nadvirna | 68,4 | 70,3 | -2,7% | 125,5 | 129,2 | -2,8% |
| Carpathian Foredeep | 401,5 | 417,5 | -3,8% | 265,8 | 270,8 | -1,9% |
| Ukrnafta Total | 1 518,2 | 1 670,7 | -9,1% | 1 300,5 | 1 503,0 | -13,5% |
Ukrnafta specialists are working to find ways to slow down production decline by various organizational and technical measures.
In 2016, these measures resulted in the additional production of 156.1 ktonnes of oil and condensate and 130.7 mln m3 of gas, which accounts, respectively, for 10.3% and 10.1% of the total oil and condensate and natural gas production for the year.