MAJOR OIL, GAS FIND REPORTED IN THE CRIMEA.

British Gashas discovered a major deposit of oil and gas near Eupatoria whichcould meet more than 65 percent of Ukraine’s oil and gas needswere it developed, Vek reported in its July 14-20 issue.Successful exploitation of this field would enable Ukraine toend its energy dependence on Russia and to use Western loans tosupport economic reforms, rather than simply handing the moneyon to Russia to pay for the country’s energy needs.

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