KIEV, Jan. 20 ??“ Nadra Ukrayiny, a state company that holds a bulk of recently discovered oil and gas reserves, said Ukraine may increase domestic extraction of natural gas by 50% within several years.

Mykola Ziuzkevich, Nadra??™s chief geologist, told Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov on Friday that Ukraine may boost gas output to 30 bln cubic meters, up from 20 bln cu m.