OREANDA-NEWS. March 31, 2011. The government wants to increase the share of petroleum products own production at Ukrainian market, at least 70%.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said during discussing the Memorandum on Partnership between the Government and domestic manufacturers of petroleum products.

"I understand your position - to invest in upgrading have be confident in the markets. We would like to increase the share of oil own production by 70%” – noted Mykola Azarov. At the same time the Prime Minister and refinery owners stressed that the capacity of Ukrainian refineries are capable enough to ensure the domestic demand and also produce export products.