At today’s session of Tatneft Board chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, results of budget performance for eight months of 2013, prospects of financial and economic activity for 2014 were discussed, and budgets for October and 4th quarter of the current year were approved.
Information about application of modern technologies and equipment for increasing efficiency of well construction at OOO “Tatburneft” was presented at the session. New technologies are currently being used at Ashalchinsk oil field. Problems of increasing labour productivity and decreasing accident rate are being solved by Tatarstan oil industry workers.
Information about development of corporate media resources were also discussed at the session. It was noted that Tatneft media is a key information source for workers, citizens, and information materials are sought-after.
Among them is an electronic newspaper “Neftyanaya gazeta” (“Oil newspaper”), an independent media resource with efficient feedback. Well-coordinated work of media resources plays an important role in forming company’s favourable environment, supporting its positive image and reputation, and promoting technologies and produce.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .