Ildar Khalikov visits contest of professional skills of Tatneft young employees

On August 17 a traditional annual contest of professional skills of young employees of Tatneft production group was held in Almetyevsk (Tatarstan).

To the point, the first contest of professional skills was held in 1970 at Oil and Gas Production Department (NGDU) “Almetyevneft” and was dated to the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin.

The latest history of professional contests started in 2001, when a nomination "Best young worker in the industry" was introduced in the traditional professional skills contest. Tatneft young employees under the age of 33 have started competing in the contest since 2003.

This year the annual contest was dated to the 70th anniversary of commercial development of Tatarstan oil field.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov presented state awards to employees of Tatneft group, who made a significant contribution to development of the oil industry.

The cup won by the company’s team at the world championship under the aegis of the Labour Sports International Confederation was presented to Tatneft General Director Shafagat Takhautdinov.

As a result of the contest, the team of NGDU "Elkhovneft" won the challenge cup and the honourable first place in the team event, the team of NGDU "Almetyevneft" took the second place, and the team of NGDU "Yamashneft" was ranked third.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, OAO “Tatneft” Director General Shafagat Takhautdinov, Head of Almetyevsk municipal region Mazit Salikhov, Russian State Duma member Rishat Abubakirov, members of the company’s Board and top managers, heads of structural divisions and subsidiaries, and veterans of the oil industry took part in the opening ceremony.