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Within the framework of the meeting with industrial enterprises chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the award ceremony of the republic’s Engineer of the Year contest was held today.

The contest was held for the first time in 12 industrial areas for three age categories of participants. A total of 258 applications were submitted for participation in the contest, after considering which, 33 representatives from 21 republic’s enterprises became winners. The contest’s commission headed by Ibragim Khisameyev noted the high level of the papers submitted by the participants.

The list of winners of the Engineer of the Year contest is available here (in Russian), each was awarded with an Internship Certificate, a statuette, and an iPad tablet.

The 17th International Forum Gas of Russia’2019 was held in Moscow. The forum was organised by the Russian Gas Society (Union of Oil & Gas Producers).

The main topics for discussion were prospects of gas industry development, deregulation of natural gas prices, reform in government regulations for gas industry, and other issues. The participants include representatives of Russian regions, federal ministries, and State corporations in the gas industry.

At the forum, Minister Karimov made a report on the expertise and prospects of the gas engine fuel market development in the republic.

By the end of 2018, natural gas consumption amounted to more than 18 billion cubic metres. The level of gas infrastructure development in Tatarstan in early 2019 reached 99.51%. According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, Tatarstan was a leader (at January 1, 2019) in the development of gas fuel infrastructure and the consumption of compressed natural gas: the republic currently operates 20 CNG filling stations and 1 mobile gas filling station in the Mendeleyevsk Municipal District.

Significant potential for the consumption of liquefied natural gas in Tatarstan may be added by the purchase and conversion of cargo-carrying, special-purpose, road-building, and agricultural machinery to run on LNG.

A meeting of the interagency working group on labour protection and safety at industrial and trade enterprises was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Minister Almaz Khusainov. The working group included representatives of the Tatarstan Ministry of Labour, the Tatarstan Ministry of Health, the State Labour Inspectorate of Tatarstan, trade unions and other concerned organisations of the republic.

At the meeting, the results of occupational injuries for 10 months of the current year were announced. The main causes of injuries at work are neglect of the safety of the workers themselves, failure to properly monitor compliance by workers with labour safety instructions, poor organisation of work, operation of faulty machinery and equipment, violation of the production processes, violation of traffic rules, and employees not using personal protective equipment.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister Khusainov said: “We need to reconsider approaches in matters of industrial safety, staff motivation, and local production culture. This is a complex issue”.

All participants to the meeting noted the need to strengthen work on monitoring the situation of labour protection, strict observance of safety measures by employees.

Studying the industrial opportunities in Tatarstan: this is the main purpose of the visit by the delegation of the Spanish region of Salnés (Galicia) to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan. The delegation includes representatives of the Mayor’s office of the Spanish city of Vilanova de Arousa, headed by its Mayor and President of the Commonwealth of Salnés, Gonzalo Duran Hermida.

The meeting was held by Deputy Minister German Lerner who spoke about the trade and economic features of Tatarstan, as well as about the leading industrial enterprises in the republic.

The head of the delegation noted: “The core business in our region is the production of seafood, both fresh and canned. As well as tourism, which is 12% of our Gross Regional Product. At present we are seeing increased interest in our surroundings, and this is, to a greater extent, pilgrimage tourism to the mountains and forests. Thank you for accepting us. We arrived with the opportunity to study the main industrial capabilities in your republic”.

The parties to the meeting mainly talked about potential cooperation in mechanical engineering and oil refining industry, special interest was expressed in KAMAZ products.

Today in the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Albert Karimov had a meeting with journalists from Russian and Belarusian media, as well as media from the Common State.

A delegation of 22 journalists is visiting Tatarstan as part of a four-day press tour on the topic “Prospects for Economic and Cultural Cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Tatarstan”.

Minister Karimov described the industrial profile of the republic, which is determined by such sectors as oil production, petrochemicals, mechanical engineering, electric power, food processing, light and woodworking industries. He also spoke about joint projects in the field of culture.

Belarus is fourth in the list of the largest exporting countries of our republic, being one of the strategic partners of Tatarstan. In 2018, the foreign trade turnover between Tatarstan and Belarus amounted to over US$ 1.19 billion, an increase of 14% compared to 2017.

Belarus is also one of the largest trading partners of Tatarstan: exports to Belarus accounts for 6.5% of the total exports of Tatarstan, and imports, for 5.1%. The basis of the Tatarstan’s exports to Belarus is fuel, crude oil and products of its distillation, which in percentage terms makes up more than 60% of all exports from Tatarstan.

In addition, the Minister answered questions devoted to the development of the mechanical engineering industry, particularly concerning the gas engine fuel market.

A delegation from the Federal State of Bavaria (Germany) arrived in Tatarstan on a working visit. A visit to Tatarstan had an aim of developing economic relations between Bavaria and Russia. The delegation was headed by Mr. Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy and Deputy Bavarian Prime Minister. The German delegation included representatives of more than 20 German companies from various industries.

In his welcoming speech, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov noted that the republic is a home for offices of leading Bavarian enterprises, such as Siemens AG, Linde AG, KUKA, which enjoy successful experience of cooperation with enterprises in Tatarstan.

According to Mr. Aiwanger, Germany is now at the stage of transforming a number of industries. In particular, the question arises in the automotive industry in which direction to develop their technology. He also noted that in Bavaria they are actively phasing out the use of coal by developing “green” energy sources, while deciding how to reduce power consumption with a greater production of thermal energy.

The forum also saw a presentation of the investment and industrial potential in Tatarstan, a case study on cooperation experience with German partners, and speeches by members of the Bavarian delegation.

Photo courtesy of Tatar-Inform Agency

A delegation of industrialists from the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by Director of Rubber Products Plant Gulomjon Ibragimov is having a working visit to Tatarstan. The main purpose of their visit is to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of gas engine technology, agriculture, and other joint projects.

In particular, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan saw a meeting with representatives of the Uzbekistan side where they expressed an interest in participating in the republic’s programme of gas engine fuel market development.

Further at the meeting, Director General of Global Gaz Montaj (Uzbekistan) Bakhodir Mirzakarimov spoke about the company’s expertise in implementing projects both in Uzbekistan and in Kazakhstan.

The meeting was also attended by representatives of Gazprom Gas Engine Fuel, RariTEK, Zelenodolsk Shipyard and a number of gas station operators in Tatarstan that are interested in the competencies of the experts from Uzbekistan.

The parties also planned that visits of the delegations with representatives of Tatarstan’s companies will take place in the future with an aim of a detailed study of the gas engine fuel market structure in Uzbekistan.

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

Today, on the sidelines of the 9th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, the key event for the republic was the signing of an action plan (“Roadmap”) between the Tatarstan Government and Gazprom on the implementation of investment projects “Construction of a Natural Gas Liquefaction Complex in Tatarstan” and “Construction of a Network of Cryogenic Filling Stations in Tatarstan”.

The signing was attended by Head of the Office of the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov and Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Vitaly Markelov.

The Roadmap provides for the construction of a natural gas liquefaction complex and the network of cryogenic filling stations in Tatarstan.

An Agreement on the implementation of these investment projects was signed between the Government of Tatarstan and Gazprom on June 7, 2019, within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’2019.

Today, an industrial delegation from Tatarstan is on a working visit to Belarus.

In the morning, a delegation headed by Minister Karimov visited the Minsk Automobile Plant. The automotive company specialising in the production of heavy-duty trucks, as well as buses, trolleybuses, and trailer equipment was presented by its acting Deputy Director General Sergey Shulyak.

At the 7th meeting of the working group for cooperation between Tatarstan and Belarus, the parties discussed issues of bilateral trade and economic collaboration and the Action Plan for 2017-2020 on the implementation of the Agreement between the regions. Particular attention in the discussion was paid to the development of industrial cooperation in the field of mechanical engineering and in the petrochemical sector, supply of agricultural equipment for the republic’s agro-industrial sector, as well as cooperation in the field of science and innovation.

In the follow-up of the meeting, protocol documents and cooperation agreements were signed between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, as well as between the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics and the Kazan (Volga) Federal University.

At the close of the visit, the delegation made a tour of the Great Stone Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park. The Park is an entity with an area of ​​112.5 sq. kilometres enjoying a special legal treatment to ensure a comfortable business environment.