KIEV, Nov. 2 - ChornomorNaftoGaz, Ukraine??™s only producer of oil and gas from the Black Sea, said it discovered a new offshore gas field near Odessa that may dramatically increase the total gas deposits in the area.

ChornomorNaftoGaz, which just completed drilling its first well at the Odessa gas condensate field, said the new field boosts total gas deposits in the area to an estimated 50 billion cubic meters.