KIEV, Aug. 28 - Gas consumption in Ukraine decreased by 7.3% year-over-year in January-July, or by 2.602 billion cubic meters (bcm), to 32.96 bcm, the country's Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said in a statement.

KIEV, Aug. 28 – An undisclosed Russian company has acquired a large stake in a Ukrainian ferroalloy plant and become a co-investor in the renovation of the plant, according to DLA Piper, a legal advisor for the Russian company in the acquisition.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The announcement of tenders to sell controlling stakes in power generation companies Centrenergo (53.289%) and Donbassenergo (60.773%) – has been rescheduled from August to December.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - The implementation of the first five projects replacing natural gas with domestically produced coal will enable Ukraine to cut its gas imports by over 3 billion cubic meters and save around $1.2 billion annually, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told the government on Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – Ukraine hopes to increase quotas for the duty-free supplies of pipe to Customs Union member countries (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) to 320,000 tons in 2013, according to Valeriy Muntiyan, the government envoy for cooperation with Russia, the CIS, EurAsEC and other regional associations.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The Ukrainian Sich-2 earth observation satellite, which was put into a geostationary orbit by Dnepr launch vehicle on August 17 from a Russian launch base, has successfully conducted its first scheduled survey of the Earth's surface.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - Ukraine within the next three weeks will choose a company to conduct a feasibility study for a planned liquefied natural gas terminal on its Black Sea coast, a senior official said Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – Ukraine has reached an agreement with China to launch a joint pilot project to upgrade Melnykov coalmine in Luhansk region, President Viktor Yanukovych announced during the events dedicated to Miners' Day in Donetsk.

KIEV, Aug. 26 – Pavlohrad Chemical Plant in Dnipropetrovsk region has put into operation a heat treatment oven for the disposal of PFM-1 antipersonnel mines under the UN Ottawa Convention.

KIEV, Aug. 27 – The state agency for investment and development has announced a tender to select investment, innovation and infrastructure projects that in 2010 will be issued state guarantees for their financing or support using funds from the national budget's stabilization fund.