KIEV, Aug. 28 - Ukraine??™s third-largest oil and gas producer ChornomorNaftoGaz started drilling the first natural gas well at Odessa gas condensate field offshore the Black Sea, the company??™s press service reported.

The field, located in the North-Western part of the Black Sea, is estimated to contain about 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas and is expected to help ChornomorNaftoGaz to dramatically increase gas output.