The Holitsynske gas field

natural gas field A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...

located on the continental shelf of the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...

. It was discovered in 1974 and developed by

Chornomornaftogaz russian: Черноморнефтегаз , native_name_lang = ru , romanized_name = , former type = , type = State unitary enterprise , traded_as = , industry = Oil and gas , fate = , prede ...

. It started commercial production in 1975. The total

proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measured reserves, 1P, and reserves) is a measure of fossil fuel energy reserves, such as oil reserves, natural gas reserves, and coal reserves. It is defined as the " antity of energy sources estimated with reasona ...

of the Holitsynske gas field are around , and production is slated to be around in 2015.

References

Natural gas fields in Ukraine Black Sea energy Economy of Crimea Natural gas fields in the Soviet Union Chornomornaftogaz property {{Ukraine-geo-stub