"Naftogaz starts developing a decarbonization strategy - Chernyshov

"Naftogaz starts developing a decarbonization strategy - Chernyshov

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Naftogaz Group is developing a decarbonization strategy to meet EU standards for future Ukrainian gas exports, focusing on responsible production, storage and transportation.

The Naftogaz Group has started developing a decarbonization strategy, which is necessary for further exports of Ukrainian gas. This was stated by Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine, UNN reports.

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The future of our gas exports to the EU also directly depends on how responsibly we will approach its production, storage and transportation, because there are clear standards and requirements for this

- Chernyshov explained.

According to him, the development of the strategy is a conscious approach to the environment.

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Chernyshov explained that all divisions and subsidiaries of the Naftogaz Group will work on the development of the strategy. Thus, the company plans to receive a specific action plan with an assessment of the current state, goals, ways of financing and terms of their implementation. 

For reference

Decarbonization is a set of measures to limit the scale and pace of global warming and related consequences. As a rule, it is associated with the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions.

As a reminder,

Last month, Naftogaz of Ukraine increased its daily gas production by 400 thousand cubic meters due to the commissioning of 3 high-rate wells.  Two of them were the result of the largest 3D seismic program in Ukraine's modern history.