Naftogaz Group continues to build a professional top management team in the process of its transformation. Recently Nataliia Rudevych was appointed Director for Oil and Gas Services of the Technical Support Division of Naftogaz.

From October 1, the international company Expert Petroleum will commence production enhancement operations at 13 depleted gas fields in the Lviv region. The company receives these fields for temporary manage from Naftogaz Group provided that it will invest at least 1 BUAH and increase production by 300 mcm for 5 years.

Naftogaz Group continues to defend its rights in connection with the revocation of special subsoil use permits for the Budyshchansko-Chutivska site, which was sold by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine to the other company at an open bidding today, as well as to two other sites - Obolonska and Pysarivska. According to Naftogaz, in 2017, the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine unreasonably issued an order, which became the basis for the revocation of the Company's special permit

Naftogaz Exploration and Production has created an Expert Board of 11 leading Ukrainian scientists and practitioners in the field of geological exploration and hydrocarbon production. The Expert Board members will join the development of Naftogaz's strategy to increase gas reserves and an exploration and production program. The first constitutive meeting of the Expert Board was held on August 27, 2020.

In January-July 2020, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a member of Naftogaz Group, contributed 429.3 MUAH of rental payments to the local budgets where the company produces hydrocarbons.

As part of its membership in the UN Global Compact Network, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya is focused on achieving 3 goals of sustainable development as the highest priorities. These are ensuring sustainable development of cities and communities, quality education and sound health and well-being.

JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a member of Naftogaz Group, completed the project “Charitable Assistance to Communities”, within the framework of which 227 communities in 11 regions received personal protective equipment, devices and disinfectants for healthcare workers and the public. The total amount of assistance to communities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exceeded 35.8 MUAH.

JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a member of Naftogaz Group, cannot start drilling operations on 11 new wells due to the lack of official permits from the state, which are required to fulfill the company's production plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. For this reason, Ukrgasvydobuvannya's potential daily losses are about 1 mcm of gas, let alone lost profit, which is a source for paying taxes and dividends to the Ukrainian budget.

Naftogaz Group appointed Yuriy Kalmuk, who has over 17 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, as the Director of the Geophysics Department “Ukrgazpromgeofizyka”.

In January-June 2020, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a member of Naftogaz Group, contributed 327.5 MUAH of rental payments to the local budgets where the company produces hydrocarbons.