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"Dolphin": dancing on the tail
At the output so far - a typical competition "with Ukrainian specifics."
Igor Maskalevich
Igor Maskalevich
Correspondent DT.UA.
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"MIRROR OF THE WEEK. UKRAINE »
Today - June 21
Recently, DT.UA talked about the "miracle" of the investor search for the most convenient part of the Ukrainian shelf "Dolphin" ( see number 21 dated June 8, 2019 ). In short, its initiator does not have the money from the word "well at all" - the time chosen is not the most convenient, the terms are artificially understated, the work of attracting large Western companies was not conducted at all. There is not even an English translation of his terms. In general, the typical "all for their".
In addition, its conduct weakens Ukraine's position in the court in The Hague on the return of the Crimean shelf as a whole and the two gas fields seized by Russians - Odesa and Bezimenny, in particular. Of these deposits, which are located under any rules (even the Kremlin) in our zone, over the past five years, banal stole about 5 billion cubic meters of gas.
The position of Ukraine is that we not only lost access to them, but also Russian weapons systems make them dangerous and limit access to the surrounding water areas.
How does the competition conditions fit when the sites offered for investment surround the captured areas almost from all sides? Does anyone think that the Russians will not beat this episode in court? ..
The first stage of the competition itself lasted for two months instead of three months. Several appeals asking at least to extend the term Cabinet of Ministers firmly and decisively ignored. The last one was "seized" by the administration of the President of Ukraine. Her head sent a letter to the Cabinet on June 3, proposing to consider extending the terms of the competition for another two months.
The letter was rigid, with phrases such as "a deliberately created barrier for the rapid pick-up of a strategically important oil and gas field during the election period between" their "and firms pursuing exclusively speculative tasks."
The initiator of the competition, Frontera Resources, was assessed without any reason: "... has not established itself as an operator able to develop complex oil and gas projects." Bolivia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will subscribe to this formulation. Yes, and Moldova is unlikely to specifically object.
Then started interesting. On June 6, Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr Kystion charged to consider the letter of the AP in Minenergovugilprom, where he was safely suspended. Nobody wanted to adjust anything (the administration of the president does not have such powers). According to unofficial data, several Deputy Minister of Energy Igor Nasalik were not enthusiastic about the methodology of conducting the competition, but ...
The draft letter-response to Bankova became known. Interestingly, there they stumbled that Front