Rustam Minnikhanov holds meeting devoted to JSC TANECO project in Nizhnekamsk
19 March 2012, Monday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a working meeting in Nizhnekamsk at the Complex of oil-refining and petrochemical plants on March 18.
Rustam Minnikhanov was accompanied by Aide to RT President Rinat Sabirov, Director general of JSC Tatneft Shafagat Takhautdinov, Chief of Volga department of Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision Boris Petrov, Head of Nizhnekamsk municipal region Aidar Metshin, chiefs of contract construction, design and pre-commissioning organizations.
The delegation inspected construction and assembly works at a combined hydrocracker unit.
Heads of contract organizations OOO “Neftegasengineering”, JSC “Kamgesenergostroi”, OOO “Glavneftegasstroiservis”, JSC “Tatelectromontazh” involved in realization of the project told RT President about current situation.
Chief engineer of the oil-refining plant Mansur Kalimullin told about features of the production process in sulphur production unit.
Discussion on ecological issues continued in the operator's room and laboratory of disposal facilities of the Complex. Environmental protection technologies implemented in this production area were presented to the delegation.
Later on, Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting on realization of the project “Complex of oil-refining and petrochemical plants in Nizhnekamsk”. Director general of JSC TANECO Khamza Bagmanov made a report “On course of production activity, completion of construction and complex testing of objects of start-up complex 1A1”.
Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that everyone who was involved in realization of the project “Complex of oil-refining and petrochemical plants in Nizhnekamsk” had fulfilled considerable amount of work. This experience should be taken into account to ensure timely implementation of construction-assembly and pre-commissioning works. RT President emphasized that advanced technologies used at JSC TANECO should be spread throughout the republic and outside.
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.”