Ukraine’s $10 Bn Chevron deal

摘要

Ukraine has said it will sign a US $10 Bn shale gas Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with US major Chevron next week. Ecology Minister Oleh Proskuryakov said the deal for exploration and extraction at the Olesska site in western Ukraine, which follows one signed with Shell earlier this year, would be signed next Tuesday at a regional economic forum in the capital Kiev. Deputies in western Ukraine cleared the way for a deal when a majority voted in favour of the government’s plans for exploration at Olesska, overcoming opposition from local lobby groups concerned at possible ecological damage from the project.