Mykola Kolisnyk (; born 4 November 1988) is a Ukrainian statesman, as well as the
Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
Early life
Mykola Kolisnyk was born on 4 November 1988, in
Zbarazh
Zbarazh (, ; ; ) is a small city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Galicia (Central Europe), Galicia. Zbarazh hosts the administration of Zbarazh urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukr ...
,
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...
, Ukraine.
Education
In 2014, he graduated from
Kyiv National Economic University
The Kyiv National Economic University is a self-governing public university in Kyiv, Ukraine. The university was founded in 1906 as Higher commercial courses.
It was ranked #3 by the Ukrainian national ranking of the universities conducted by ...
, majoring in Jurisprudence.
Successfully completed specialized training abroad, in particular:
JICA
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(
Japan
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) courses on energy planning and management in energy markets; under the program
BP &
SOCAR
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management in the energy sector -
ADA University
ADA University (ADA) () is a public university established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan in March 2006 by Hafiz Pashayev.
History
ADA University was established on January 13, 2014, by a presidential decree as a state hi ...
(
Azerbaijan
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,
Baku
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).
From 2023 to 2025, he is studying for an MBA in Executive Energy Management at the
Vienna University of Economics and Business
The Vienna University of Economics and Business ( , WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university received triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA).
History
WU was founded on 1 October 1898 as '' k.u.k. Exportakade ...
.
In 2024, he graduated as a Strategic Architect from
Kyiv-Mohyla Business School.
Career
He started working in foreign commercial enterprises of the oil and gas complex.
For three years he worked at the
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
From 2016 to 2022, he worked his way up from chief specialist to director of the Directorate at the
Ministry of Energy
A ministry of energy or department of energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rela ...
. He worked on the implementation of
European legislation
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, in particular
EU Regulations and Directives, on the security of natural gas supply, on daily balancing on the natural gas market, implementation of technical regulations on the quality of light petroleum products, coordinated cooperation with the
NATO Energy Security Center on strengthening the security of critical energy infrastructure facilities. He was engaged in the development and implementation of MFI and MTD projects in the energy sector, more than 64 projects of Ukrtransgaz, OGTSU,
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.
From May 2018 until the appointment to the post of Deputy Minister has been working as Head of the Directorate of the Oil and Gas Complex and Development of Oil, Natural Gas and Oil Products Markets.
Ensured policy formation in the oil and gas complex, interaction with the enterprises of the oil and gas complex, implementation of projects to increase gas production, and signing of agreements on product distribution.
On 13 May 2022 he was appointed
Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
He is a representative of the Ministry at the International Energy Charter and a natural gas expert in the
UNECE
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.
Mykola Kolisnyk represents the position of the
Ministry of Energy of Ukraine at many international forums and conferences. He is a participant in negotiations on establishing cooperation in the energy, natural gas and petroleum products sectors between
Ukraine
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, the
United States
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and
EU member states
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.
Expertise
Ukrainian storage and pipelines can be key to east Europe’s gas supply security// Euractiv
Sanctions against Russian LNG already have impact and can work even better// Euractiv
Alternative front: Resisting russia's appetites in the gas market// Mind.ua
How Ukraine can accelerate European energy transition – interview with Deputy Minister of Energy, Mykola Kolisnyk// Ceenergy News
Opinion: Russia’s shadow fleet strategy draws from Iran’s playbook// Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian Storage and Pipelines Can be Key to East Europe’s Gas Supply Security// KyivPost
Attracting European traders to Ukrainian market is one of the priorities for development of oil and gas industry: Mykola Kolisnyk// Government of Ukraine
// The New Voice of Ukraine
Heads of GTSOU and the Ministry of Energy discussed prospects for the development of the GTS// Transmission System Operator UA
References
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Living people
1988 births
People from Zbarazh
Kyiv National Economic University alumni
Ukrainian politicians