Rustam Minnikhanov held regular session of JSC Tatneft Board
26 October 2011, Wednesday
The Tatarstan President, Chairman of JSC Tatneft Board Rustam Minnikhanov held a regular session on October 26.
Outcomes of budget execution by JSC Tatneft for the period of 9 months of 2011 have been discussed and the budget for the current November has been approved at the session.
The Board heard information about works on drilling horizontal hole, implementation of equipment for simultaneous stage development of reservoirs on fields being developed by the Company.
The Board as well debated realization of a project on supporting small and medium-size business by Tatneft.
The project was approved in 2005 and includes the following stages: foundation of small and medium-size enterprises on the basis of developing minor activities within oil and gas production sector; interaction with minor oil companies; establishment of technoparks and assistance to small business via entrepreneurship development Fund.
Thus, major works resulted in creation of more than 100 competitive enterprises with 40 000 employees.
Some other issues of JSC Tatneft activity were considered at the board session.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”