3 February 2026

Ukrnafta, Ukraine’s largest oil and gas company, drilled 25 new wells in 2025 and increased oil and gas output by 3.39% compared with 2024.

Source: Ukrnafta

Quote: “New drilling, well stimulations and other operational measures enabled Ukrnafta to increase total hydrocarbon production in 2025 by 3.39% (in oil equivalent) compared to 2024. Specifically, oil production increased by 3.77% and gas production grew by 2.86%.”

Details: Ukrnafta said drilling 25 new wells represented a 150% rise on 2024, when it completed 10 wells, and marked its strongest result in recent years.

Quote: “Of these [new wells], 7 wells were drilled using Ukrnafta’s in-house resources, reflecting the sustainable growth of the Company’s internal operational capacity.”

More details: Ukrnafta reported that drilling volumes began to rise steadily after the company had moved under state management. Before 2023, new drilling remained minimal, averaging one to two wells a year.

Quote: “In fact, the number of wells drilled in 2025 equals the total drilled over the entire 2015-2022 period. At the same time, the volume of drilling performed in-house continues to grow.”

More details: Ukrnafta reported the following drilling totals:

• 2023: 6,188 m
• 2024: 11,082 m (up 79%)
• 2025: 18,994 m (up 71%)

Background: Ukrnafta said earlier that it planned to complete the drilling of 25 wells by the end of 2025 and begin work on seven more new wells.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/02/03/8019270