Employees work on a UkrGasVydobuvanna drilling rig at a gas field on June 24, 2020 in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukraine will have to find a way to increase its domestic gas production and tap into its immense gas reserves if it has any chance of becoming energy independent.
With the completion of Nord Stream 2 on the horizon and Europe making no real commitments to Ukraine’s energy independence, it’s high time for Ukraine to grow domestic gas production.
Around 80% of all Ukraine’s gas is imported and Ukraine now only produces around 20 billion cubic meters of gas per year.