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UkrainegainedindependenceafterthecollapseoftheSovietUnionin1991andhassinceveeredbetweenseekingcloserintegrationwithWesternEuropeandreconciliationwithRussia,whichsuppliesmostofthecountry'senergy.
Europe'ssecondlargestcountry,Ukraineisalandofwide,fertileagriculturalplains,withlargepocketsofheavyindustryintheeast.
WhileUkraineandRussiasharecommonhistoricalorigins,thewestofthecountryhasclosetieswithitsEuropeanneighbours,particularlyPoland,andUkrainiannationalistsentimentisstrongestthere.
PressuregrowsonUkraineoverrightsatEuro2012
KIEV(Reuters)-DenmarkandtheNetherlandsincreasedpressureonUkrainetoimproveitshumanrightsrecordattheEuro2012footballfinalsonSaturdaybymeetingvictimsofallegedpolicetortureinthecitywhereoppositionleaderYuliaTymoshenkoisjailed.
ThetwoEuropeanUnionstates'sportsministersheldthreehoursoftalksonpolicebrutality,homophobiaandtheneedforanindependentjudiciaryintheeasterncityofKharkivbeforetheirnationsmetinaGroupBmatch.
"OurroleintheEuropeanUnionistopushforchangebythepoliticiansinthecountry.ThepeopleIhavespokentotodayshowthatyoucanberandomlyarrestedandtortured,"DutchHealthandSportsMinisterEdithSchipperstoldReuters.
"ThatisnotasignofacivillawstatethatwantstobepartoftheEU,"shesaidbytelephoneafterthetalks.
ParticipantssaidtheministersdidnotdiscussTymoshenko'scase,whichhaspromptedpoliticiansfromseveralEUstatestoboycottmatchesbeingheldinUkraineduringthemonth-longtournamentwhichitisco-hostingwithPoland.
ButthetalksputthespotlightonissuesthatcouldfurtherdamageUkraine'simageanddentPresidentViktorYanukovich'shopesthathostingthefinalswillboostitschancesofjoiningthe27-stateEU,Europe'selitedemocraticclub.
GovernmentofficialswerenotimmediatelyavailableforcommentbutarealreadyreelingfrombadpublicityoverTymoshenko'scaseandallegationsofracisminthebuild-uptothetournamentgatheringthepickofEurope'snationalteams.
Germany,FranceandBritainhaveledtheboycottoverthetreatmentofTymoshenko,aformerprimeministersentencedtosevenyearsinprisonlastOctoberforabuseofoffice.
SheisnowbeingtreatedinaKharkivclinicforchronicbackproblemsandsaysshewasphysicallymanhandledbyprisonguardsinApril,achargewhichprisonauthoritiesdeny.
Ukraine,Russia,CanadaagreetocreateUkraine'sfirsttelecomsatellitein2013
Ukrainian,RussianandCanadianparticipantsoftheinternationalprojectonUkraine'sfirstnationaltelecommunicationssatellite-theLybid-haveagreedascheduleofworkontheconstructionandlaunchofthesatelliteinDecember2013.
ThedocumentwassignedfollowingameetingofthemanagementofthecompaniesinvolvedintheprojectinKyivonMay24-26,Interfax-UkrainelearnedattheStateSpaceAgencyofUkraine.
Themeetingparticipantsincludedrepresentativesofthecustomerofthesatellite-theStateSpaceAgencyofUkraine,theoperatorofthesatellite–Ukraine'sstate-ownedenterprisesUkrkosmos,thegeneralcontractor–Canada'sMacDonald,DettwilerandAssociates(MDA),acontractorfortheproductionofthesatellite'splatform–Russia'sOJSCInformationSatelliteSystems"ReshetnevCompany"(ISS-Reshetnev),andacontractorforthesatellitelaunchservices–Russia'sCenterforGround-BasedSpaceInfrastructureFacilitiesOperation.ThemeetingwasalsoattendedbyPivdenneDesignBureauandbyPivdennyMachine-BuildingPlant(Pivdenmash)(bothbasedinDnipropetrovsk),whichworkonthefirstandsecondstageofthelaunchvehicle(LV)forthesatellite.
Ukraineinvitesbidsfromenergygroups
UkrainehasinvitedbidsfrominternationalenergygroupstoexploreforoilandnaturalgasintwovastoffshorefieldsonitsBlackSeacoastasKievstepsupeffortstoreducethecountry’srelianceonincreasinglyexpensiveRussiangasimports.
Officialssaidbidswereexpectedwithinthenexttwomonthstoexplorethe16,700sqkmSkifskafield,locatedclosetoUkraine’soffshoreborderwithRomania,andthe13,600sqkmForoskafield,offUkraine’sCrimeanpeninsula.
ViktorYanukovich,Ukraine’spresident,hasrepeatedlydescribedimportpriceschargedbyRussia’sGazpromasunfairlyhigh,andhisadministrationhassteppedupeffortstoboostdomestichydrocarbonproduction.
ExpertshavedescribedtheplannedexplorationprojectsasashiftforUkraine,whosepricedisputeswithMoscowhavetwicesince2006triggeredsupplydisruptionstoEurope.TheplansmarkthefirstsignificantattemptbyKievtobreakitsheavydependenceonRussianfuelbybringingoverseasinvestorsintoasectorlongdominatedbydomesticandRussiangroups.Itimportsabout40bncubicmetresofgasfromRussiaannually.
ThenewtenderscomeweeksafterUkrainechoseChevronoftheUSandRoyalDutchShellaswinningbiddersintwomultibillion-dollaronshoreexplorationprojectsthatareexpectedtoutiliseshaleandotherunconventionaltechnologiestounearthhydrocarbons.UkraineisestimatedtoholdEurope’sfourthlargestshalegasreserves.
GovernmentandindustrysourcessaidthatcompanieseyeingthenewoffshoreexplorationprojectsincludeShell,ExxonMobil,China’sSinopecItaly’sEni,Austria’sOMV,Brazil’sPetrobrasandFrance’sTotal.
Thewinningbiddersareexpectedtopayanupfrontpremiumofatleast$300mtoUkraine’scash-strappedgovernment,anofficialsaid.Shouldcommerciallyviablehydrocarbonsbefound,Ukraine’sgovernmentwantsa20percentsharefordomesticuse.
Citinggovernmentestimates,Kiev-basedinvestmentbankDragonCapitalsaidannualproductionfromtheSkifskaandForoskafieldsmight“peakat3bn-4bncubicmetresand2bn-3bncubicmetres,respectively.Withwaterdepthsintheseareasreaching1,500m,wethinkcommercialdevelopmentofthesefieldscanrealisticallystartinseventoeightyears.”
InvestorswillnotberequiredtoselltheirshareofhydrocarbonstoUkraine,butthisoptionislikelytobeattractivegiventhepricesthecountryispayingforRussiangasimports.
UkraineseeksenergymajorsforBlackSeaexploration
Ukrainehaslauncheditssecondroundofhydrocarbonexplorationtendersofthisyear,steppingupeffortstocutdownonexpensiveRussiannaturalgasimports.
Todothat,thenationwillhavetoboostdomesticproductionwiththeinvestmentandknow-howoftheworld’slargestenergycompanies.
AccordingtoaJune2announcementintheUryadovyKuryergovernmentnewspaper,anAug.2deadlinehasbeensetforbidstoexplorefornaturalgasandoilintwovastoffshorefieldsonUkraine’sBlackSeacoast.
The16,700squarekilometersSkifskaand13,600squarekilometersForoskafieldsarelocatedoffUkraine’sCrimeanpeninsula.
Ukrainianofficialsandindustryinsiderssaidtheyexpectbidsfromtheworld’slargestenergycompanies,thelikesofShell,ExxonMobil,China’sSinopec,Italy’sEni,Austria’sOMV,Brazil’sPetrobrasandFrance’sTotal.
ThenewtenderscomeweeksafterUkrainechoseUS-basedChevronandRoyalDutchShellaswinningbiddersintwomultibillion-dollaronshoreexplorationprojects.Thosedealsareexpectedtapthenation'sshalegasreserves,believedtobethefourthlargestinEurope.
Theoffshoreexplorationprojectscouldalsoinvolvebillionsofdollarsofinvestment.
Thewinningbiddersareexpectedpayanupfrontpremiumofatleast$300milliontoUkraine’sgovernment,anofficialsourcesaid.Shouldcommerciallyviablehydrocarbonsbefound,Ukraine’sgovernmentseeksnolessthana20percentshareofitfordomesticuse.
Ukrainewantstoboostrenewableenergysourcesby2.3timesin2012,saysagency
Thestateagencyforenergyefficiencyandenergysavinghasforecastedthatthecapacityofrenewableenergysourceswillbeincreasedby2.3timesin2012,toonegigawatt,theagency'shead,MykolaPashkevych,saidatapressconferenceinKyivonThursday.
TheagencysaidthatthetotalinstalledcapacityofalternativeenergyfacilitiesinUkraineis411megawatts(107operatingfacilities–76hydroelectricpowerplants,18solarpowerplants,11windfarmsandtwobio-energyfacilities)or0.8%ofthepowergeneratingcapacityofthecountry.
In2011,257megawattsofalternativeenergyfacilitieswerecommissioned,anditisexpectedthatin2012windfarmswithatotalcapacityof252megawattsandsolarpowerplantswiththetotalcapacityof290megawattswillbelaunched.
PashkevychalsosaidthatNationalEnergyCompanyUkrenergohasissuedapermittoconnect3,027megawattsofwindfarmsand1,500megawattsofsolarpowerplantstotheUkrainianpowergrid.
Theagencyalsosaidthatthisyearitisplannedtobuildsomenewfacilitiesinthecountry'sregions.CzechcompanyEkotechnikPrahawillfinishtheconstructionofa42megawattssolarpowerplantsinKyivregion(Bohuslav)andwillstartinstalling50megawattsfacilitiesinDnipropetrovskregion.Rentechnowillcompleteconstructionofa1.8megawattsolarpowerplantinVinnytsiaregionandwillstartbuilding11megawattfacilitiesinKhersonregion.RengyDevelopmentwillbuildsixsolarpowerplantswithacombinedcapacityof50megawattsinVinnytsiaregion.IsraeliSunElectrawantstobuild10solarpowerplantswiththecapacityof25-30megawatts.
TokmakSolarEnergyplanstolaunchasolarpowerplantwiththecapacityofninemegawattsandUkrgelioswilllauncha15megawattplantinZaporizhiaregion.France'sHeliosStrategiaplanstobuildseveralroofsolarpowerplantswiththecapacityofsevenmegawattsinUkraine.
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