affect many other countries with shale deposits. "Lousy domestic policy remains the single greatest impediment to gas investments in Ukraine," said Edward Chow, a senior fellow at the Center of Strategic and International Studies. Despite these issues, Chevron was proceeding with its plans to explore for shale in the Olesska field in the west of the country, according to Reuters. A government draft for a $10 billion shale gas production-sharing agreement has been approved. The draft was sent to the Cabinet of Ministers for a signature, the article states. On 15 December 2014, Chevron declared that it is pulling out of Ukraine due to the Governments inability to successfully reform the taxation system. Royal Dutch Shell received a shale agreement with the government earlier in 2013 to explore in Yuzivska in the Eastern part of the country, however it halted its activities due to the War in Donbas. The two projects could have result in 11 Bcm to 16 Bcm (388 Bcf to 563 Bcf) within five years, according to Reuters. United Kingdom Shale gas in the United Kingdom has attracted increasing attention since 2007, following the large-scale production of natural gas from shales in the US and Canada. A number of wells have been drilled and a single shale gas well has been hydraulically fractured, but as of 2019, there has been no commercial production of shale gas in the UK. On 1 November 2019, following a report from the Oil and Gas Authority, the government called a halt to all fracking in the UK "with immediate effect" and warned shale gas companies that it would not support future projects. See also Natural gas by country List of countries by recoverable shale gas Hydraulic fracturing by country References External links Europe Natural Gas for Europe, a website covering shale gas developments in Europe. Can Europe join the Shale Gas Revolution?, report on the future of a European Union Shale Gas Policy Shale Gas in Denmark, a website about shale gas in Denmark. Shale Gas in Poland, a website about shale gas in Poland. North America Haynesville: A Nation's Hunt for an Energy Future, a 2010 documentary which explores the microchasm of a shale gas discovery in Northwest Louisiana (in the Haynesville Shale) and the impact of that discovery along with shale gas as a whole on the United States energy economy Map of Assessed Shale Gas in the United