Seminars in Ukraine

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Posted on 26 November 2012

Professor Peter Styles has been the guest of the British Ambassador to Ukraine, Mr Simon Smith, as part of a UKTI initiative and the Director of the British Council in Ukraine, Mr Martin Dowie. Together with Dr Nick Riley, MBE, of the British Geological Survey, Professor Styles has been speaking at a series of seminars aimed at increasing public understanding of unconventional gas, emphasising the economic opportunity and necessary environmental safeguards to audiences composed of representatives of regional and local government, academics and NGOs.

After losing a suitcase and having to spend the night in Kiev Airport (eating Pringles and drinking beer with the Ambassador because of freezing fog in Kharkiv), the itinerary eventually took Professor Styles to Karazin Kharkiv National University, T.Shevchenko Kyiv National University and Donetsk National Technical University.

The objectives of the bilaterals included achieving a greater understanding of the technology and practice of tight gas, showcasing the UK's experience in long-term planning in areas such as education for major energy developments and providing the opportunity for relationship building between UK and Ukrainian universities in the non-conventional gas and geological sectors.

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