The State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine (Gosgeonadra) suspended the operation of special permits for subsoil use granted by PJSC "GAO" Chernomorneftegaz "on April 19" for extraction of natural nitrogen from the deposits Odessa and Storm on the shelf of the Black Sea.

The corresponding decree number 176 is posted on the website of the department. The State Gehedra has also provided a 30-day period for the elimination of violations.

The head of the PAO Svetrala Neshnova in the comment ZN. The UA reported that the State Geogenerator did not inform Chernomorneftegaz about a meeting to consider the suspension of permits for the Odesa and Storm fields, which were received in 2003 (for a period of 15 and 20 years, respectively).

"We have no information on the specific grounds for the adoption of this decision by the State Gegeon. We do not know what violations, of which 30 days have been allocated, are referred to - in Annex 2 to the order of the Office, this information is missing. I tried to meet with the acting head of the State Secretary, Nikolay Boyarchuk, but the guard did not allow me. I was offered an appointment for May 17! ", - said Neshnova.

It should be noted that the Odessa and Storm fields are captured by the Russian Federation, which conducts on them illegal gas production and the use of captured equipment, in t. - the so-called "Boyka Tower".

According to the head of the board of Chernomorneftegaz, the Odessa deposit gives more than half of the Crimean gas production - about one billion cubic meters annually.

"These circumstances appear in international courts against the Russian Federation, initiated by the Foreign Ministry and the Naftogaz of Ukraine". Special permits of Chernomorneftegaz for fields that Russia illegally uses since 2014 are fundamental evidence in the UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Ukraine has a very strong position, I'm sure that the arbitration decision will be in our favor, with Russia's obligation to stop gas production at Ukrainian fields.

However, the decision of the State Geogenerator is simply at the mercy of Russia, because it weakens the legal position of Ukraine and promotes the continuation of illegal gas production in the maritime economic zone of Ukraine, "considers Neshnova.

The head of the board of Chernomorneftegaz also said that she sent letters to the head of the Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman and law enforcement bodies, since the decision of the State Geonogrider harms the national energy security of Ukraine.