Oct. 30 – Eni’s projects in Ukraine were discussed today in a meeting between president Viktor Yanukovych and CEO Paolo Scaroni. The two met in Kiev to take stock of Eni’s projects in the country. During the meeting, Scaroni confirmed the company’s interest in developing activities in the country. Eni, present in Ukraine since 2011, owns 50.01 % and operatorship in the Ukrainian company Wstgasinvest LLC, which holds the rights to nine exploration and development of unconventional gas (shale gas) blocks in the basin of Lviv, in the western part of the country near the border with Poland. The basin of Lviv is considered to be one of the highest potential areas in Europe for the exploration of unconventional gas. Eni also participates in two licenses for exploration and development in Zagoryanska and Pokroskoe, located in the basin of the Dnieper – Doneyz.
