KIEV, July 17 - Ukraine??™s largest natural gas producer found a major natural gas deposit at its Kobzivske natural gas and gas condensate field in the Kharkiv region, the company said Monday.

The new gas deposit, which contains about 80 billion cubic meters worth at least $8 billion, was discovered at the depth of between 6,000 and 6,500 meters, UkrGazVydobuvannya, or UGV, reported.