"I am trying to send a new natural gas pricing policy proposal and a shale gas policy proposal to the Cabinet in the coming days, " Mr. Moily said at the same event.
Tymoshenko, without getting approval from the cabinet, dragged Ukraine into a financial contract that forces the country to pay higher prices for gas than any other European country.
The state still has a massive role, with top cabinet ministers all acting as chairmen of the board of big state run companies like oil and gas major Gazprom.