Reuters: Ukraine mulls new shale gas tender in Sept

Ukraine, which struck deals with Shell and Chevron to explore and develop two shale gas deposits this year, may hold a tender for another shale gas field in September, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources Dmytro Mormul said on Tuesday.

"We will try to put up this area (for a tender) in early September when everyone is back from vacations," Mormul said when asked about the ministry's plans for the Slobozhanska shale gas area in the eastern Kharkiv region.   MORE