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Ukraine is expected to sign a landmark shale gas deal with energy major Royal Dutch Shell on Jan. 24 while a second deal in the west of the country faces local opposition, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Friday. 

The former Soviet republic, which hopes its big shale gas reserves will help end reliance on costly imports of Russian natural gas, chose Shell last May as a partner to develop the Yuzivska field in the east of Ukraine.

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