Mykola Kolisnyk
Mykola Kolisnyk serves as the Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine (Recolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 183-r dated May 13, 2022) since May 13, 2022.
Mr. Kolisnyk holds two higher education degrees; he began his career at foreign commercial enterprises in the oil and gas sector.
For three years, he worked at the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
For the past six years, he has held senior positions in the Ministry of Energy, focusing on implementing European legislation, including EU regulations and directives on natural gas supply security, daily balancing in the natural gas market, and the implementation of technical quality standards for refined oil products. He coordinated cooperation with NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence to enhance the security of critical energy infrastructure.
From May 2018 until his appointment as Deputy Minister, he was in the management of the Directorate for the Oil and Gas Complex and Development of Oil, Natural Gas, and Oil Product Markets.
Mr. Kolisnyk ensured the development of policies for the oil and gas sector, collaborated with oil and gas companies, and implemented projects aimed at increasing gas production and signing production-sharing agreements.
He has successfully completed specialized training abroad, including JICA courses (Japan) on energy planning and management in energy markets; the BP & SOCAR management program in the energy sector at ADA University (Azerbaijan, Baku); and a post-graduate program on natural resources at Duke University (USA), among others.
