KIEV, Feb. 20 - EnergoAtom in 2012 bought fresh nuclear fuel worth a total of $600.334 million.

According to the State Statistics Service, the supply of Russian fuel to Ukrainian nuclear power plants by TVEL (Russia) in monetary terms last year totaled $555.355 million.

KHARKIV, Feb. 20 - Shell and Ukrgazvydobuvannia under an agreement on joint activities are preparing to drill a second well in Kharkiv region, said Graham Tiley, the head of Shell in Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Feb. 20 – TNK-BP is in negotiations on joining oil and gas production projects in Ukraine, Boris Zilbermints, the Russian company's Senior Vice President for International Projects and Business Development, told reporters.

ABU DABI/KIEV, Feb. 20 – Ukraine is presenting the latest models of its new armored personnel carriers, created with the participation of European and Arab companies, at the IDEX 2013 International Defense Exhibition, which is taking place in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on February 17-21.

KHARKIV, Feb. 21 - Shell is prepared to clarify its plans to Ukrainian citizens concerned about the impact of shale gas production, Graham Tiley, the head of Shell in Ukraine, said in Kharkiv.

KIEV, Feb. 21 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny said Thursday it was recently ordered to pay $12.7 million to the Italian gas trader IUGAS for failing to honor a natural gas supply agreement signed in 2003.

KIEV, Feb. 21 – Consensus has been reached between private operators of the Ukrainian market and representatives of the state to hold the line on fuel price increases despite the increase in the global prices of oil and fuel, said Kostiantyn Borodin, deputy director of the oil and gas industry and alternative energy department at the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry.

KIEV, Feb. 20 - An audit by the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine has uncovered the inefficient use of national budget funds for nuclear and radiation safety activities in 2009-2011, the press service of the Accounting Chamber has said.

KIEV, Feb. 20 - Odessa port-side chemical plant plans to purchase 186 million cubic meters of natural gas at $430 per 1,000 cubic meters (excluding VAT and customs duties) from Cyprus-based Ostchem Holding Limited, according to the Derzhavni Zakupivli (State Procurement) online portal.

KIEV, Feb. 20 – Foreign countries are showing interest in the products of the Ukrainian defense industry, Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin said.

"Potential arms importers currently show interest in Ukrainian defense products. However, Ukraine is unlikely to maintain its position on the world market of arms and military equipment without creating conditions for manufacturing competitive domestic products, and increasing funding into research and development work," the newly-appointed defense minister said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.