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Team Institute of Geology R&D

Loktiev Andrii Andriiovych

Chair­man of the Super­vi­so­ry Board

Can­di­date of Geo­log­i­cal Sci­ences. Worked in engi­neer­ing and sci­en­tif­ic posi­tions at PJSC “Ukr­gasvy­dobu­van­nya”, JV “Polta­va Gas and Oil Com­pa­ny”, as a project man­ag­er of sub­soil use reform at the Min­istry of Ecol­o­gy, head of LLC “Geopow­er Ukraine”, UkrD­GRI. High­er edu­ca­tion in the fields of “Oil and Gas Geol­o­gy” and “Man­age­ment”.

Karlenko Illia Serhiiovych

Direc­tor

An expe­ri­enced spe­cial­ist in the field of geol­o­gy. Head of a mod­ern com­pa­ny that clear­ly iden­ti­fies key prob­lems of sub­soil users and demon­strates the main ways to solve them in the short­est pos­si­ble time.

Naielapiea Halyna Mykolaivna

Deputy Direc­tor

Hon­ored Explor­er of Sub­soil. Has 20 years of expe­ri­ence man­ag­ing a state geo­log­i­cal explo­ration enter­prise (SRC UkrD­GRI) and a staff of more than 200 employ­ees. At the Insti­tute of Geol­o­gy, she is respon­si­ble for effec­tive inter­ac­tion with sub­soil users. Award­ed medals named after V.I. Luchyt­skyi, L.I. Lutuhyn, cer­tifi­cates of the State Geo­log­i­cal Ser­vice, and a cer­tifi­cate of mer­it from the May­or of Kyiv.

Kostenko Mykola Mykhailovych

Chief Geol­o­gist for Ore and Non-Metal­lic Min­er­als

Doc­tor of Geo­log­i­cal Sci­ences. Expert of the State Com­mis­sion on Min­er­al Reserves (DKZ). Award­ed a num­ber of indus­try dis­tinc­tions. Has more than 50 years of indus­tri­al and sci­en­tif­ic expe­ri­ence in state com­pa­nies and research insti­tu­tions. Main research areas include stratig­ra­phy, tec­ton­ics, mag­ma­tism, and met­al­loge­ny.

Loktiev Andrii Valentynovych

Chief Geol­o­gist for Oil and Gas

Can­di­date of Geo­log­i­cal Sci­ences. Over 40 years of expe­ri­ence in man­age­r­i­al and pro­duc­tion posi­tions at Ukr­gasvy­dobu­van­nya and pri­vate com­pa­nies. Also served as Deputy Head of the Oil and Gas Depart­ment of the Lviv Region­al State Admin­is­tra­tion. Author of numer­ous mono­graphs, sci­en­tif­ic arti­cles, and patents for inven­tions.

Buian Nina Nikiforivna

Lead Hydro­ge­ol­o­gist

Grad­u­at­ed from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State Uni­ver­si­ty with a degree in “Hydro­ge­ol­o­gy and Engi­neer­ing Geol­o­gy”. Has many years of expe­ri­ence in the study and assess­ment of ground­wa­ter reserves; serves as a DKZ expert in ground­wa­ter and hydromin­er­al resources. In her work, she val­ues accu­ra­cy, con­sis­ten­cy, and a sci­en­tif­ic approach in every­thing relat­ed to sub­soil and water.

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LATEST ARTICLES Institute of Geology R&D

April 8, 2026

Anorthosite. Origin and deposits in Ukraine

Anorthosite is an igneous rock of the gab­bro group, which lies in large mas­sifs and is char­ac­ter­ized by almost com­plete dom­i­nance of pla­gio­clase.

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April 2, 2026

Diorite. Appearance and formation of the rock

Form­ing in deep con­di­tions, dior­ite acquires a coarse-grained struc­ture and dec­o­ra­tive prop­er­ties.

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April 2, 2026

Gabbro. Characteristics of the rock, extraction, and processing

Gab­bro is an intru­sive igneous rock of the main com­po­si­tion, which forms sig­nif­i­cant mas­sifs and is wide­ly used as a valu­able raw mate­r­i­al.

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March 31, 2026

Feldspars are the most common minerals of the silicate class

Feldspars — are a group of alu­mi­nosil­i­cate min­er­als that are the most com­mon rock-form­ing com­po­nents of the earth­’s crust.

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migmatite
March 26, 2026

Migmatite. Features of rock formation and its types

Migmatite is a com­plex rock that con­sists of two or more com­po­nents (pale­o­so­ma and neo­so­ma), usu­al­ly repeat­ed lay­ered.

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dacite
March 25, 2026

Dacite. Properties, distribution and space discoveries

Dacite is a medi­um-sil­i­cate vol­canic rock between andesite and rhy­o­lite, con­sist­ing main­ly of pla­gio­clase and quartz.

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