[Virtus]

Ukraine has 3.6 trillion of unexplored shale natural gas in the exact provinces Russia is targeting and also in western ukraine

this would cripple Nat Gas Russian interests

Shell won the contract to explore eastern ukraine

It's called Yuzovsky project

http://s07.static-shell.com/content/dam/...0325-1.pdf

   

Chevron won the western

https://www.google.com/search?q=shell+ukraine+shale+gas

https://www.google.com/search?q=yuzovsky+gas

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-08...oject.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/1...WI20140314

[Nineteen84]

'won'

[iknowexactly]

uhhhh... gee wonder if this is related to annexation....

[Lufty]

One of the big reasons the EU can't do shit when it comes to Russia is their huge dependence on Russian energy. A western aligned energy providing Ukraine would be destructive to Russian influence. However the west has shown that they won't go to war over a Russian invasion of Ukraine and thus Putin can snap up this energy lifeline to the west at will. I'm sure the people over at Gazprom are licking their lips over the possibilities.

[Virtus]

Chevron still interested in Ukraine project, CEO says

http://news.finance.ua/ru/~/1/0/all/2014/05/28/326745

"First, we will deliver the reversed gas. Secondly, we will reduce consumption. Third, we will develop the technology of shale gas and build a terminal for liquefied natural gas - we have an agreement with our American partners for the delivery of it here, "- said Poroshenko.