JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannia, part of the Naftogaz group, will receive a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the amount of USD 36.4 million to upgrade drilling equipment.
This is stated in the group's message, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
The message states that the funds will be used to purchase new mobile drilling rigs.
This will help to more effectively carry out major repairs of wells, in particular at great depths.
"The modernization of the fleet will make it possible to work with deeper and more complex wells and to restore gas production at existing fields faster. And therefore provide the country with a critically important resource," said Serhii Koretskyi, head of the Naftogaz group.
It is noted that most of the major repairs of wells machines in the Ukrgasvydobuvannia fleet are light, with a lifting capacity of up to 80 tons.
At the same time, a significant part of the wells requires 180-ton class equipment, which the company does not own.
Within the framework of the loan, the company will be able to purchase drilling rigs with a lifting capacity of 125 and 180 tons.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in late April, Ukraine and the EBRD signed an agreement to finance emergency gas purchases by Naftogaz of Ukraine for EUR 270 million.
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