Maximum amount of oil produced in Tatarstan since 1992

On February 26 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with heads of small oil companies on results of activity in 2013 and setting tasks for 2014 in Almetievsk (Tatarstan).

Rustam Minnikhanov positively estimated last year’s results achieved in oil industry.

523 mln tonnes of oil were produced in Russia, 32.867 tonnes - in Tatarstan, which is the maximum amount since 1992. Such results were achieved due to hard work of oil industry workers and government support, Rustam Minnikhanov noted. He added that oil industry would be the main one in Tatarstan economy in the nearest 20 years.

“It will be more difficult to work in future, but technologies and experience of oil industry workers will enable maintaining the same positions,” Tatarstan President said. He recommended promoting Tatneft advanced technologies that help keeping oil production level.

Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov assigned certain tasks in terms of issues discussed at the meeting and thanked oil industry workers for considerable contribution to regional economy.

Tatneft Director General Nail Maganov, heads of ministries and agencies, territorial subdivisions of federal agencies took part in the event.