Ukraine (excluding PJSC SOJSC Chornomornaftogaz) cut down oil extraction and condensate processing by 8.3% (or 247.2 thousand tons) – up to 2.728 million tons in January-December of 2014 compared to a similar period in 2013, according to the statistical data available on the website of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, RBK-Ukraine (РБК-Украина) reports.
Meantime, in December 2014, Ukraine extracted 221 thousand tons, or by 9.2% (or 22.3 thousand tons) less than the figures for a similar period a year ago.
Moreover, oil extraction by NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine fell by 9.4% (or 252.6 thousand tons) for 12 months of 2014, and made up 2.421 thousand tons, in particular, in December - by 9.6% (or 20.7 thousand tons), up to 195.7 thousand tons.
Additionally, oil processing by the Ukrainian oil production plant in January-December 2014 dropped by 34% (or 1.117 million tons), and made up 2.173 million tons, in December – by 89.4% (or by 261 thousand tons), up to 30.9 thousand tons.
Oil transit in January-December fell by 5.6% (or by 564.6 thousand tons) making up 15.012 thousand tons, in December - by 15.6% (or 181.9 thousand tons), up to 1.153 thousand tons.