OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2011. Brazil suggests Ukraine to consider possibility jointly to extract on a shelf of the Black Sea oil and gas. About it the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil in Ukraine Antonio Fernando Cruz de Melo has reported during a meeting of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov with the Governor of the State of Parana of the Federal Republic Brazil Karlos Alberto Richa.

"The visit of specialists of Brazilian company Petrobras which are interested in cooperation with the Ukrainian enterprises for oil and gas extraction in the Black Sea recently has taken place. Now there's good news, in particular, the intention to establish a joint production of gas generators that are installed on the platform for the extraction of oil and gas. Such production is planned in Brazil in cooperation with the Ukrainian company "Zorya-Mashproekt". Under this project Petrobras plans to purchase 200 mentioned turbines within ten years", - the Ambassador of Brazil in Ukraine told.

The negotiations for looking up optimum solutions of a question on geological exploration and oil and gas extraction in the Black Sea are now continued.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine in reply to appeal of the Ambassador of Brazil Antonio Fernando Cruise Cruz de Melo has noted: "I will charge to the Ministry of Economic development and Trade to hold indispensable work".