Purpose. Development and testing of a model that formalizes and supports decisionmaking process regarding the appropriateness of using territory (geological environment) for urban underground construction. methodology. Modified morphological analysis of urbanized territories, expert evaluation method. Findings. A morphological model and a tool set for evaluating construction sites for underground construction were tested; morphological tables were constructed; expert estimate scales for alternative values of construction site parameters were justified. Crossconsistency matrices of influence factors and parameter alternatives were evaluated. Evaluation of two sites for underground construction in Kyiv was performed using the developed model. Originality. For the first time, a morphological model of territorial development for underground city planning was designed and tested on real construction sites in Kyiv. The modified morphological analysis method was applied for risk estimation of urban development of underground space. Systemic characteristics of urban territories were obtained, which show the favorability of a site for underground construction. Practical value. Evaluation of the prospect of underground construction on the preproject stage, capabilities for risk management of urban underground city space development, diminishing of the potential for project flaws caused by neglecting certain factors or specifics of a geological environment and technogenic impacts, convenient form of information generation as tables, charts or graphs.

The concept and a new method for the shielded development of bottom gas hydrates have been proposed, the technological phases and constructive elements of their implementation have been substantiated. The research provides for the realization of the idea suggesting the simultaneous dissociation of the vast areas of a gas hydrate deposit, management of the targeted process of the penetration of methane recovered from gas hydrates into water space and its accumulation under the extensive gas-collecting shield wherefrom it is removed by bottom pipe transportation facilities. To do hydraulic fracturing, a well is drilled into the plane of the junction of the surface of a gas hydrate deposit and the rocks of a roof, the open system of fissures in the rocks of a roof is made through which produced gas is released to a gas-collecting blanket in a water.

Purpose is to identify process engineering of mining under the Late Bronze age (18th-13th centuries BCE) in the context of copper deposits in the Eastern Ukraine. Among other things, it concerns analysis of manufacturing artifacts (i.e. ore production and preparation) in Kartamysh archeological area within the copper-ore territory of Bakhmut basin of Donbas. Methods. Following methods have been applied: a comparative historical method supported by typological archaeological approach; statistical procedures; engineering and geological methods to determine extraction volumes and evaluate copper ore extraction from the mines in Kartamysh archaeological area as well as structural and technologic analysis; functional and typological analysis; traceological analysis; experimental modelling; and carbon dating. Findings. Analysis of the specialized mining artifacts in Kartamysh archaeological area as well as mining artifacts within other copper-ore deposits in Bakhmut basin, extracted actively under the Late Bronze age, has made it possible to consider newly a number of important issues connected with process engineering of mining, specialization and labour division of ancient miners as well as evaluate significance of Donbas copper mines for the system of metal production development in the Eastern Europe of the second millennium BCE. Originality.Analysis of Kartamysh archaeological area, where the majority of business performance objects are connected with mining, has helped the authors consider specialization of the industrial systems (i.e. different-purpose mine workings, various mining tools, and areas to prepare ore) right from the viewpoint of the production method. Since similar situation is typical for other Donets complex artifacts, being involved in scientific terminology as the mining and smelting one, it would be more reasonable to represent it as Donets ore mining system owing to its specialization in the integrated copper ore extraction and preparation. Practical implications.The research results develop the history of mining science and engineering inclusive of ancient mining history in the Eastern Ukraine. They may be applied to train mining experts and in the process of creation of museum exhibitions (looking ahead, creation of Kartamysh skansen) while synthesizing technical and humanitarian aspects of engineering activities.

The issue is devoted to the historical study of oil industry development in Azerbaijan. The main stages of development of oil and gas production in Absheron were considered, and the international contribution of industrialists and engineers, including Azerbaijani and Ukrainian, was also considered. Particularly, the authors analyze a great donation in oil deposits' development made by the industrialists and engineers from different countries and of different nationalities, among them mining engineer Mykola Voskoboinikov; Azerbaijan industrialists: A. Mamedov, H. Tagiyev, M. Nagiev, M. Muchtarov, S. Asadulaev; Russian industrialists: V. Kokorev, P. Gubonin, K. Zubalov and Nobel's brothers, Rothschild's family, Rylsky's family, Vishau family; Armenian's financiers and industrialists: O. Mantashev, M. Aramiants, S. Lianosian (Lianozov); Ukrainian mining engineers: Konon Lysenko, Oleksiy Doroshenko, Semen Kvitka. The powerful oil industry was highlighted to appear in Baku's oil district at the end of the 19 th century and occupied the second place after the USA in oil output and oil processing as well as in the innovation technical development and oil extraction technology enhancement. Owing to the capitals' diversification and involvement of foreign professionals, scientists and entrepreneurs from different countries, the gas and other oil products demands were secured not only within the Russian Empire, Azerbaijan and neighboring countries, but also came into the world trade markets. The role of a unique pipeline "Baku -Batum" for its time was highlighted in the success. The main burden of titanic and abundant work of the most powerful oil industry establishment was entirely on Azerbaijan nation that had eternal traditions of oil extraction, processing and usage. Nowadays, they have successfully continued the started traditions under the realities of the 21 st century.Key words: a history of oil extraction; Azerbaijan; the developmental stages of oil and gas extraction in Absheron; a pipeline "Baku -Batum".

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