Rustam Minnikhanov: “Bugulma motor pump plant faces positive prospects”
22 July 2013, Monday
On July 22 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in opening of a new enterprise on producing electric cables for oil production industry at Bugulma motor pump plant.
In 2009 this enterprise was on the verge of bankruptcy. Later on, Tatarstan Investment and Venture Fund purchased the plant and passed it on to a strategic investor represented by Veles Capital.
832 mln rubles were invested in the plant modernization and advanced high-tech equipment was purchased in the period of 2010-2012.
1080 employees currently work at the plant that produces items for the sum of 100 mln rubles.
Rustam Minnikhanov visited the joint enterprise Weatherford Machine Production that was founded in 2013 by an American company Weatherford and OAO “Bugulma motor pump plant”. OAO Rosneft, OAO Bashneft, OAO Tatneft will be main customers of the plant.
Tatarstan President also took part in opening of the enterprise for producing electric cables for oil production industry OOO “Noris”.
Rustam Minnikhanov expressed hope that products of new enterprise will be used at Tatneft and small oil companies in Tatarstan and outside the republic.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.