The Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal has allowed Ukrnaftoburinnya PrJSC to resume natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon production at the Sakhalin oil and gas condensate field in the Kharkiv region. The court decided at a hearing on August 6.
The Court of Appeal ruled that the special permit was revoked due to newly discovered circumstances.
"We expect its renewal and additional volumes of gas that Ukraine needs so much before the start of the most difficult heating season," commented Oleksiy Chernyshov, CEO of Naftogaz Group.
As a reminder, Ukrnaftoburinnya completely stopped production at the Sakhalin field on December 1, 2023, under a court decision on the claim of the State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources to revoke the company's special permit.
As ExPro previously reported, gas production in Ukraine decreased by 3% after Ukrnaftoburinnya stopped production. According to ExPro, Ukrnaftoburinnya had been producing about 45 mcm of natural gas per month in recent months before the production shutdown and was one of the top 3 private production companies in Ukraine.
In July 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers transferred the corporate rights of Ukrnaftoburinnya to the management of PJSC Ukrnafta at the suggestion of the ARMA.
