Ukrnafta

Ukrnafta is a Ukrainian oil and natural gas extracting company, the largest producer of oil and gas in the country. Ukrnafta is also an operator of a gas filling station network in Ukraine nationwide.

In 2006, the company conducted some 91% of oil, 27% of natural-gas condensate and 17% of gas extraction in the country. As of 2020, the company produced around 1.5 million tonnes of oil, 1.13 billion m³ of natural gas and 117 thousands tonnes of LPG.

Background

The company was established in 1994 through privatization of the "Ukrnafta producing association" state enterprise that existed since 1945. Its initial predecessor was Ukrnaftcombinat. Ukrnafta is a Ukrainian portmanteau, 42% of the company belongs to the Privat Group based in Dnipro.Fall in oil price below $33/barrel will be problem for Ukrnafta
Interfax-Ukraine (04.02.2016) Together with Chornomornaftogaz and Ukragazproduction they are the only state companies involved in extraction and refining of gas and oil.

After the appointment of Mark Rollins (ex BP and BG Gas) as CEO in 2015 the company is widely considered as having transformed itself into a leading model of corporate governance in the new economy of Ukraine.

Starting from 1 May 2019 Oleg Gez as acting Ukrnafta CEO.

Ukrnafta had 85 permits for hydrocarbons extraction (commercial development of reserves). As of year-end 2020, Ukrnafta had 1 813 oil wells and 155 gas wells in operation, including main and joint activity.

Structure

Ukrnafta Public Joint Stock Company operates as a single production and economic complex.

The Company consists of:

* six oil and gas production departments: Okhtyrka, Chernihiv, Poltava, Dolyna, Nadvirna, Boryslav;
* three drilling departments;
* one oil refinery;
* 3 gas processing factories:
**Hnidyn (Varva, Chernihiv Oblast)
**Kachanivka (Mala Pavlivka, Sumy Oblast)
**Dolyna (Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast)
*two grouting controls;
*two central bases of production service;
* Poltava paramilitary unit for the prevention and elimination of open oil and gas fountains;
*management of automated systems;
*installation and adjustment management;
*Research and Design Institute;
*Center for Regulatory and Economic Research;
*Center for Geological and Thematic Research;
*Representation of the Company in the Russian Federation, the Middle East and North Africa.

Gas filling stations

The company has one of the biggest networks of gas filling stations owning 537 stations on 31 December 2014.

There 28 regional administrations to provide more efficient management of the stations.

Educational centers

The main educational institutions and centers where training was conducted are:

* Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas;
* Drohobych Petroleum Technical School;
* Paton Institute of Electric Welding;
* Lviv Interdisciplinary Institute for Advanced Training.
On the management of PJSC "Ukrnafta" there are four children's health camps and sanatoriums in different regions of Ukraine. There is a medical unit with a hospital in Dolyna, where oil workers and members of their families are treated.

Supervisory board

This is the schematic composition of the directive table of the company:
* Andriy Kobolyev
: Chairman of the Supervisory Board
* Sergiy Konovets
* Yuriy Vitrenko
* Kostyantyn Pozhydayev
* Yaroslav Teklyuk
* Polina Zagnitko
* Volodymyr Yemtsev
* Maxsym Yuhymenko
* Vladislav Lazorenko

Other areas

The company distributes its oil products through some 531 petrol stations.

Seizure by Zelenskiy government

On November 6th, 2022 the government of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy used martial law to seize control of the company. “Such steps, which are necessary for our country in conditions of war, are carried out in accordance with current laws and will help meet the urgent needs of our defense sector.” The government of Ukraine also took control of engine maker Motor Sich, energy company Ukrtatnafta, vehicle maker AvtoKrAZ and transformer maker Zaporizhtransformator at the same time.

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Oil companies of Ukraine
Privat Group
Ukrainian companies established in 1994
State companies of Ukraine
Companies based in Kyiv
Privately held companies in Ukraine
Economy of Kyiv
Convenience stores of Ukraine
Filling stations in Ukraine