U.S. estimated reserves of shale gas in Ukraine

Canada has reserves of shale gas in the volume of about 1.176 trillion cubic meters. m, according to American experts. This was reported by the chairman of the State Service of Geology and mineral resources of Ukraine Eduard Stavitsky in an interview with The Mirror nedeli.Ukraina. He also noted that the estimated Gosgeonedr, the figure is at best 0,7-0,84 trillion cubic meters. m. "This is the optimistic figures. I would like to have more. But if there be something I mentioned to you, it will provide our country for the next 150 years with the development of the economy in the world. And even allow you to export to developing energy-saving light technologies ", - said Gosgeonedr. At the same time he stressed that Ukraine has prospects for shale gas production is higher than in Poland. "Especially when one considers that with regard to Ukraine, all the experts and specialists are more optimistic: we have the efficiency of investments in this segment of the electricity market is more credible. I wish that no one was deceived in their expectations," - concluded the head Gosgeonedr. Earlier, First Deputy Minister of Environment of Ukraine Volodymyr Ignashchenko reported that indicators of potential shale gas production in Ukraine is less than 1 trillion cubic meters. m. In this case, he referred to the assessment of U.S. Energy Information Administration. According to V. Ignashchenko, Ukraine overestimate the potential of shale gas. Ministry of Industry