KIEV, May 24 – Ukraine plans to develop the Novokostiantynivske uranium field (Kirovohrad region) without Russia's participation, Rosatom Director General Sergey Kiriyenko said.

KIEV, May 20 – The sovereignty of Ukraine in the energy sector will be brought to a minimum if there is cooperation between Russia's Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz, according to Mykhailo Honchar, head of energy programs at the Nomos Center.

SIMFEROPOL, May 20 – The raising of investment attractiveness of Crimea is one of the priorities for the region, Jose Manuel Pintu Teixeira head of the delegation of the European Union to Ukraine told journalists in Simferopol.

KIEV, May 20 – An investigation conducted by Ukraine into claims that Ukrainian fodder corn supplied to the European Union was contaminated with dioxin has proven the allegations were false, the Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry said in a statement.

KIEV, May 21 – Parliament on Thursday adopted draft law No. 6337, which foresees the relaxation of restrictions on crediting in foreign currency introduced in late 2008 to combat the crisis in the banking sector.

KIEV, May 21 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny doesn’t expect an amicable settlement of a legal dispute with Swiss-based gas trader RosUkrEnergo over 11 billion cubic meters of gas, Naftogaz chief Yevhen Bakulin said Friday.

KIEV, May 21 -- Moody's Investors Service has placed the ratings of Ukrainian-based PrivatBank, Savings Bank of Ukraine (also known as Oschadbank) and Ukreximbank banks on review for possible downgrade.

KIEV, May 21 – Ukraine in April to January cut electricity exports 1.266 billion kWh year-on-year to 1.063 billion kWh, the Fuel and Energy Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.

Ukrainian electricity supplies to Slovakia in January to April 2009 grew 5.4 times or by 652.1 million kWh, to 799.5 million kWh, while electricity supplies to Hungary fell 5.3 times or by 934.1 million kWh, to 218.4 million kWh, and electricity supplies to Romania dropped by 4% or 1.8 million kWh, to 43.1 million kWh.

KIEV, May 21 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny is interested in attracting of foreign investment and advanced technologies, in particular, those of the Shell Oil Company to develop oil and gas fields on the deep shelf of the Black Sea.

KIEV, May 24 ??“ The European Union has allocated a grant of EUR 13 million for reform of the housing and utility economy in Romny, Pryluky, Izium and Sverdlovsk.