Ukraine’s gas players have reversed the decline in natural gas production in recent years, benefiting from government decisions to abolish subsidised prices for consumers.

According to the latest statistics, Ukraine’s gas production increased by 1% to 20.1 billion cubic metres in 2016.

State-owned gas producer Ukrgazdobycha posted a 0.7% increase in output to 14.6 Bcm, while the largest percentage growth of 8% was recorded by independents, which reported combined output of 4.2