KIEV, Sept. 15 - Ukraine imported 2.013 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in April-July at an average cost of $280 per thousand cubic meters.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – The government is planning to invest UAH 19 billion of extra-budgetary funds on energy saving projects in 2012, said Andriy Kliuyev first deputy prime minister and economy minister, during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – The draft program for the social and economic development of Ukraine in 2012 and the main areas of development for 2013-2014 envisage a 6.5% increase in the country's gross domestic product, said Andriy Kliuyev, first deputy prime minister and minister of economic development and trade.

KIEV, Sept. 14 – Cadogan Petroleum plc, British oil and gas company with assets in Ukraine, and Nadra Ukrainy and its subsidiary, Poltavanaftogazgeologiya (Poltava region) have signed an amicable agreement on the development of the Pirkovske and Zahorianske fields, according to a statement by Cadogan.

KIEV, Sept. 14 – The Prosecutor General's Office, on behalf of the State Property Fund, continues striving for the return of a 68.01% stake in OJSC Zaporizhia Aluminum Plant (ZAlK) to state ownership because of the non-fulfillment of investment obligations.

MOSCOW, Sept. 15 - Ukraine may place Eurobonds this week or during the coming week, a source in financial circles told the press on Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 15 - The State Customs Service has opened a criminal case on attempted smuggling by ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region), as the company lowered the price of coking coal when importing it to Ukraine, said Serhiy Semka, the deputy head of the state customs service.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Ukraine’s National Environmental Investment Agency has initiated the creation of a joint carbon market with Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Ukraine's gross domestic product is expected to fall by 10-12% in 2009, according to the Economy Ministry.

"Given the presence of signs of stabilization in the development of certain sectors of the Ukrainian economy, the GDP fall could amount to 10-12% by the end of the year, if the [current] trends continue.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Russian oil major TNK-BP, which owns the second-largest oil refinery in Ukraine, said Tuesday it will immediately discontinue production of low-octane gasoline, complying with tough regulations that come due in 2011.