Skifska gas field

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| country = Ukraine

| region = Black Sea

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| operator = Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Petrom, Nadra

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| discovery = 2012

| start_development = 2012

| start_production = 2015

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Skifska is a license block located in the Ukrainian zone on the continental shelf of the Black Sea. It was awarded in 2012 to a consortium consisting of Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Petrom and Nadra.

Original plans intended to start the exploration programme in 2015 on the block with estimated natural gas and condensates resources in the range of {{convert|200|to|250|e9m3}}.

{{cite news

| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-exxonmobil-ukraine-idUSBRE87E0C320120815

| title = Exxon, Shell-led group win $10 billion Ukraine gas project

| first = Pavel | last = Polityuk

| work = Reuters

| date = 2012-08-15

| accessdate = 2014-03-28}}

Potential future production contingent to success during the exploration campaign could yield around {{convert|550|e6cuft/d}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.2b1stconsulting.com/exxonmobil-and-shell-won-bid-on-black-sea-skifska-gas-field/|title=ExxonMobil and Shell won bid on Black Sea Skifska gas field|date=2012|publisher=2b1stconsulting.com|accessdate=2013-04-28}}

Royal Dutch Shell stopped their negotiations over a production sharing agreement in January 2014.

{{cite news

| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-shell-idUSL6N0MG40H20140319

| title = Shell pulled out of gas field talks in Ukraine in January

| first = Natalia | last = Zinets

| work = Reuters

| date = 2014-03-19

| accessdate = 2014-03-28}}

Due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation the project was put on hold in March 2014.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

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Category:Natural gas fields in Ukraine

Category:Black Sea energy

Category:Economy of Crimea

Category:ExxonMobil oil and gas fields

Category:Shell plc oil and gas fields

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