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According to the results of the Tatarstan Young Innovator and Inventor Contest, Tatneft experts were recognised as the best.
The contest winners include representatives of Tatneftegazpererabotka Board, employees of the Technology Development Centre, experts from the NGDU Jalilneft, NGDU Almetyevneft, NGDU Aznakaevskneft, and NGDU Prikamneft, as well as representatives of the Nizhnekamsk Mechanical Plant (part of the Kama Tyres Tatneft Group).
The contest is organised by the Tatarstan Society of Inventors and Innovators and the Youth Union of Enterprises and Organisations of Tatarstan with the support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan.
The contest is aimed at increasing the prestige of innovators and inventors of Tatarstan, blue-collar and white-collar jobs, promoting the achievements of young innovators and inventors, supporting and encouraging invention and innovation activities, and identifying scientific and technology potential in Tatarstan.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
The transaction on the acquisition of Neste’s retail business in Russia by Tatneft was closed today.
An agreement on the sale by Neste Corporation of its Russian fuel retail business consisting of 75 fuel stations in North-West Russia and a terminal in Saint Petersburg to Tatneft was signed in July of 2019. The transaction was approved by the Federal Antimonopoly Service on 4 October and closed on 31 October 2019.
Pursuant to a separate agreement between Tatneft and Neste, following the acquisition, the acquired retail network will continue to operate under the Neste brand for up to 5 years.
Tatneft’s retail network is one of the five Russia’s largest ones with more than 710 own filling stations. The focus of Tatneft’s retail sales strategy is on the sale of high-grade fuels produced at its own state-of-the-art TANECO Refinery. One of the key priorities upon the development and operation of Tatneft’s retail network is to minimise environmental impact.
Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel fuel refined from waste and residues.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
Ramil Mannapov, Head of the Tatneft’s Procurement Centre, was named among the winners of Competitive Procurement Leader’2019 award and presented a diploma and a commemorative token in the Competitive Procurement Professional category.
The award ceremony of the Competitive Procurement Leader’2019 contest took place in Moscow with participation of leading companies representing various industrial sectors of Russia, as well as representatives of regulatory and government authorities. Participants and guests of the conference discussed expansion of procurement procedures and their role as business development drivers, present-day efficient tools for procurement activities, ways of increasing the quality of supplies, strengthening long-term relationships with suppliers, etc.
The Competitive Procurement Leader’2019 award was attended by large Russian companies, public figures, and business media. All in all, there were more than 220 works presented to compete for the award. The contestants were assessed by independent experts being procurement directors of major domestic enterprises.
The award was established in 2012 to draw attention to the most important projects in the procurement area. Every year, hundreds of nominees are included in the competitive selection to receive the expert assessment of the companies’ achievements in the field of procurement and to share experience with their peers.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
Within the framework of the International Science and Innovation Forum, Tatneft will organise a hackathon under the title of "Business through the Eyes of a Student”.
Senior course students and master degree holders of technical universities are invited to participate in the event to solve real production cases.
The hackathon will be held on October 18 at the premises of the company’s Yunost health improvement summer camp in Almetyevsk. The participants will be offered production cases for technology challenges in three areas: Exploration and Production, Oil and Gas Processing, and Tyre Manufacturing Complex. Based on the hackathon’s results, 7 best students will have an opportunity to undertake a salaried internship at the Tatneft’s Centre for Technology Development.
The hackathon will be held as part of the International Science and Innovation Forum being organised from October 16 to 18, 2019 by Tatneft jointly with the Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute. The Forum programme will include a plenary session on the topic “Life after Oil”, which will focus on the anticipated world energy developments by 2040, the prospects for low-carbon future, and the readiness of oil companies and the entire industry for future changes.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
The visit began with an introduction to the activities of the Corporate University of the Tatneft Competence Centre, where guests were presented with a corporate system of personnel training and enhancing the skills of the company’s employees.
The SIBUR Togliatti delegation learned the history of oil production and the present-day achievements of Tatarstan oil industry workers during a tour of the museum and production facilities of the Yelkhovneft Oil and Gas Production Department.
As part of their programme, the guests visited the Nizhnekamsk business sector of the company, in particular, the All-Steel Tyre Plant of the Tatneft Group (KAMA tyres). The guests were introduced to the full production cycle of high-quality all-steel truck tyres, including preparatory and assembly production, a vulcanisation workshop and a quality inspection.
The all-steel tyres of the KAMA and KAMA PRO brands were developed based on the international practices and the achievements of the Kama R&D Centre.
Particular attention of the guests was attracted by the exhibition containing a wide range of the company’s products. The Nizhnekamsk All-Steel Tyre Plant produces more than 110 commodity items of all-metal cord and combined tyres for trucks.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
Tatneft opened a new flagship filling station in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The ceremonial presentation of the Tatneft station took place in the city of Tashkent with participation of Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Alisher Sultanov, Director General of Tatneft Nail Maganov, and Chairman of the Management Board at Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirzhon Sidikov. The event was also attended by representatives of ministries and agencies of Uzbekistan.
The flagship filling station of Tatneft is equipped with the most advanced equipment and is ready to provide relevant services. All types of fuel will be presented at the filling stations, from Normal-80 of local production to Ai-100 brand produced by the TANECO Oil Refining Complex.
As part of its ceremonial opening, the first 5 customers of the filling station took on 25 litres of gasoline or diesel fuel free of charge.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
The experts of the TatNIPIneft institute and the Tatneft’s HVO Production Department have developed a package of technologies to increase the efficiency of high-viscosity oil deposits development.
The package comprises three technologies: the application technology of thermogel compositions for blocking water-producing intervals in producer wells; technology for creating thermo-hydrodynamic bonds in clay-plated reservoirs; and technology of hydrocarbon solvent application. Taken together, these technologies make it possible to intensify the extraction of high-viscosity oil with application of the steam-gravity drainage method.
This package of technology solutions proved its high efficiency in the process of field tests and has been recommended for commercial implementation. The total current economic effectiveness from the application of new treatment methods has been estimated at RUB 2.05 billion in the period from 2017 to 2019. The HVO package was awarded the Grand Prix at the 26th International Specialised Exhibition “Oil, Gas. Petrochemicals” in the category of the Oil Recovery Enhancements.
All the technologies have appropriate Russian patents for inventions confirming the unique nature of Tatneft’s theoretical and practical research in HVO production.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
The TANECO Complex saw an on-site meeting of the Council for Head Experts of Oil Refining and Petrochemical Enterprises. The event was attended by instrument and environment engineers of major Russian oil, chemical, and gas companies.
The participants to the meeting were shown the key production facilities of the Complex; special attention was paid to environmental facilities.
The treatment facilities of TANECO attracted the most interest among the guests. As of now, these are one of the most advanced WTFs in Russia’s oil refining industry. In some indicators, the efficiency of wastewater treatment is 99.9%. The guests also commended the environmental monitoring system, in which stationary sources of pollutant emissions are equipped with automatic measuring and accounting devices.
At the sectional sessions of the meeting, information was provided on the development of oil and gas refining sector at Tatneft, as well as on the introduction of digital technologies at TANECO. During the meeting, head ecologists and metrologists exchanged work experience, discussed problems, as well as ways to solve them.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
On September 3, a visiting workshop meeting entitled “Features of Federal Supervision in the Construction of Chemical and Petrochemical Complex Projects” took place on the premises of the TANECO Complex.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technology, and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) Aleksandr Trembitsky, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Head of the Volga Regional Division of Rostekhnadzor Boris Petrov, Deputy Director General for Capital Construction of Tatneft Nikolay Glazkov, managers and experts of Rostekhnadzor from a number of Russian regions, and others.
A tour was organised for the guests to key TANECO facilities, both operating and under construction, so that representatives of the supervisory authority were able to gain an insight into a complete oil refining chain and inspect industrial, fire and environmental safety systems in place at the TANECO complex.
The participants to the meeting discussed the problems encountered during the construction and operation of hazardous facilities, and exchanged their experience.
Acting Director General of TANECO Aydar Khismatullin shared company’s expertise in the commissioning of completed construction projects.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
Minister of State of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern Murad Archaev arrived in Kazan to attend the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum’2019.
On September 2, the Forum opening day, Murad Archaev attended the grand opening of the Tatarstan OG&P Forum, as well as the plenary session of the International Applied Science Conference entitled “Innovative Solutions for Effective Development of Petrochemical Industry”.
Today, the Minister of State of Turkmenistan arrived at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan to take part in a working meeting with top managers of Tatneft.
During the meeting, Chief Geologist and Deputy Director General of Tatneft Rais Khisamov presented the main activities of the Tatneft Group, after which the parties discussed the opportunities of mutually beneficial cooperation.