OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2011. Ukraine has significant hydrocarbons reserves on a shelf of the Black and Azov seas and in the near future is going to make active their extraction significantly. Deputy Chairman of the National joint-stock company "Naftogas Ukrainy" Vadym Chuprun said this in interview to "5 TV channel".

"The President and the Government set the task before us - to increase extraction of gas on a shelf till 2015. If now we extract nearby 1 billion cubic meter so to 2015 we should extract not less than 1.8-2 billion cubic meter of gas", - Deputy Chairman emphasized.

According to him, the task on increase of extraction of hydrocarbons on a shelf will be execute by means of attraction of scale investments and purchase of new techniques which can work on greater depths of drilling.

Vadym Chuprun emphasized that on depths up to 100 meters Ukraine is capable to develop a shelf of Black sea by own forces. At the same time the major part of resources of hydrocarbons lies more deeply.

"Such the techniques on which we still work on deposits, on development of a shelf of Black sea, works already from 20 till 40 years. Depth of chinks which we can drill on this techniques, no more than 4.5 maximum 5 thousand meters and depth (thickness) of water - no more than 100 meters. When between the companies and the National joint-stock company "Naftogas Ukrainy" there is a negotiating process, we lay down condition: up to 100 meters we can drill, after 100 meters of thickness of water - we involve the appropriating companies", - Vadym Chuprun noted.

"But we shall not hope only for the companies which will come to us to work. We need to have the own techniques. We have already bought one chisel installation which enables us to work on depths of water over 100-120 meters, and drill on depth up to 9 thousand meters. It is serious drilling installation, last word of drilling techniques, it is tomorrow techniques. We talk not only about one installation. We prepare documents and on following drilling rig, there will be also the third", - Deputy Chairman of the National joint-stock company "Naftogas Ukrainy" Vadym Chuprun said.