KIEV, July 17 - Ukrtransgaz as part of preparations for the 2013/2014 heating season plans to spend UAH 888 million, 66% (UAH 400 million) more than last year, the gas transportation system operator said.

KIEV, July 17 – The Ukrainian government's tightening rules for cargo transportation by large vehicles could disrupt grain exports from the country, of the Ukrainian Grain Association President Volodymyr Klymenko said.

KIEV, July 17 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny plans to prolong by five years a loan of $2 billion issued to the holding by Russian Gazprombank, Naftogaz Ukrayiny CEO Yevhen Bakulin told reporters in Kiev on Wednesday.

KIEV, July 16 - LLC Lemtrans, Ukraine's largest private rail freight operator, plans to buy 5,000 new gondola cars for about $350 million in 2012 as part of a comprehensive program to update its fleet, said CEO Volodymyr Mezentsev.

KIEV, July 17 – Chornomornaftogaz plans to start producing natural gas at the Odeske gas field in September of this year instead of October-November as originally planned, due to the accelerated construction of an underwater gas pipeline, the company announced.

KIEV, July 17 – The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed Ukraine's State Property Fund to sell state stakes in Crimean Titan and Sumykhimprom.

According to the document, the State Agency for managing state corporate rights and property should transfer 100% of shares of public JSC state-run Titan Ukrayiny holding company, which in turn incorporates corresponding stakes, to the SPF.

KIEV, July 18 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has urged the heads of regional state administrations, the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities and the State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) to tackle delays in the development of transport infrastructure.

KIEV, July 18 - Bogdan Corporation, one of the largest operators on the automobile market of Ukraine, says it may close its car plant in Cherkasy and transferring its welding and painting equipment to Russia for the possible resumption of car production in Russia, and the corporation is currently in talks with some European automakers regarding this.

KIEV, July 18 – The Finance Ministry on Tuesday placed five-year eurobonds worth $2 billion at a price equal to 100% of face value, a source familiar with the details of the transaction told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, July 18 - Gazprom and other Russian companies might take part in the privatization of state-owned stakes in city and regional gas supply and gasification companies, State Property Fund chief Oleksandr Riabchenko said.