KIEV, Feb. 14 ??“ UkrNafta, Ukraine's largest oil producer, from March 1 is to suspend hydrocarbon production at fields in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Chernivtsi regions, as well as at other fields with poor deposits.

The company's leadership made this decision in the light of the unprofitably of the extraction of hydrocarbons at these fields following an increase in the rent fee for oil and gas condensate from January 1, the company's press service said on Tuesday.