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August 22, 2013

Belarus, Ukraine begin joint geological surveys for oil and gas
Minsk, Belarus (UPI) Aug 21, 2013
The USSR collapse in 1991, left many post-Soviet states, including Belarus and Ukraine, bereft of energy supplies. Accordingly, energy poor Belarus and Ukraine have begun joint oil and natural gas prospecting. According to Belarus Oil and Gas at the Scientific and Production Center for Geology State Enterprise chief geologist Iaroslav Gribik, the survey is part of the Belarusian-Ukrainian Regional International Seismic Line "Georift 13" project, whose project participants will study the ... read more

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