KIEV, Feb. 4 – The Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has decided not to reconstruct the Energiya incineration plant (Kiev, owned by Kyivenergo) using funds received from the sale of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), Minister Oleh Proskuriakov said at a press conference in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 1 – Ukraine plans to destroy 3 million PFM-1 antipersonnel mines by 2014 at the Pavlohrad Chemical Plant in Dnipropetrovsk region under the NATO Partnership for Peace Trust Fund project.

KIEV, Feb. 1 - The city of Kiev is considering the placement of $700 million worth of long-term eurobonds, which will provide the opportunity to redeem $550 million worth of eurobonds maturing in 2015 and 2016, the deputy head of the city's state administration, Ruslan Kramarenko, said during an interview with Interfax.

KIEV, Feb. 4 –The Gas Ukraine group of companies said it is agreeing on the purchase of an oil refinery in Ukraine and stakes in oil extracting and refining assets in other countries.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – The Nezalezhnist self-elevating floating drilling rig on February 1 started drilling its first well in the Black Sea, Chornomornaftogaz reported.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – The Foreign Ministry has confirmed earlier reports that two employees of Ukraine's state-owned arms exporter Ukrspecexport had been detained in Kazakhstan, and said that the officials have been arrested for 10 days.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Ukrhydroenergo, the operator of all large hydroelectric power plants on the Ukrainian sections of the Dnipro and Dniester rivers, is currently in talks with the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the possibility of attracting loans for the construction of Kakhovska hydroelectric power plant No. 2, Ukrhydroenergo Chairman Semen Potashnyk told journalists on Wednesday.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – The prospects for Ukraine's financial and economic development in 2010 are gloomy, according to Valeriy Heyets, director of the Economy and Forecast Institute of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – Ukraine on Thursday paid an undisclosed amount to Russian gas giant Gazprom for gas imported in January, three days ahead of the deadline, Ukrainian officials said.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Amid slackening demand, most Ukrainian mines reduced iron ore production in January.

Poltava Mining, the core asset of Ferrexpo plc, said it cut commercial pellet production tentatively 31.9% year-on-year to 514,000 tons. Iron ore concentrate production fell 30.5% to 613,000 tons. PGOK exports most of its pellets.