David Sears formed Energy Solutions as a Private Consultancy in the Energy Industry. www.energysolutions.net16.net ) In 2004 his company won the tender for the Odessa - Brody Pipeline Economic study for the Ukraine Ministry of Energy and Fuel. This experience further was utilized to perform an optomization study in Yuzhney Harbor.
These issues provided the beginning to attempt to put trade deals together. It was not long until he found it was easier said then done. It seemed there were constantly problems, either with the Buyer or Seller. In addition there were constant requests for price lists from basically inexperienced traders trying to find a cheap supply. There was a perception that Ukraine has a lot of products lying around that could be bought cheap and sold for huge profits. This is NOT the case. Ukraine products are what could be considered a good deal on the market. The production / transportation facilities are professional and world class.
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