Tatneft to open scientific and technical center in Skolkovo

A solemn ceremony of signing the Agreement on establishment and location of Tatneft scientific and technical center in Skolkovo was held in Skolkovo Technopark on December 19. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Skolkovo Fund Viktor Veksleberg and Director General of OJSC Tatneft Shafagat Takhautdinov participated in the ceremony.

Viktor Veksleberg said that the event was very important for Skolkovo. The prehistory of this event is rooted in the history of Tatneft that realized first serious projects in the Volga region and started exploring Siberian territory. Viktor Veksleberg who started his scientific activity in the sphere of oil engineering in Bugulma and Almetievsk said that the competence of Tatarstan oil industry workers and level of technologies meet high international standards and enable supporting high level of field development.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that science is the key tool for maintaining positions for Tatneft. “Oil production is increasing today,” he said.

Shafagat Takhautdinov mentioned that by and large Tataneft had produced 3,1 bln tons of oil.

Company’s scientific and technical potential enabled increasing annual oil production within the last 10 years for 1,5 mln tons and has become widely spread in Russian regions.