On July 4, after the oil summit in Bugulma region, Tatarstan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Kirill Molodtsov told journalists that TANECO refinery (Nizhnekamsk) production capacities can be increased twice.
According to Rustam Minnikhanov, initially 14 million tonnes of oil were meant to be refined at the plant, however, certain technological solutions were required. He noted that this year 9 million tonnes of oil will be refined at the plant. Tatarstan President thanked Russian Ministry of Energy and Transneft company for support.
Kirill Molodtsov, in his turn, noted that TANECO was included in Russian Energy Strategy considering that its economic efficiency will be achieved with capacities of 14 million tonnes.
TANECO Board Chairman Nail Maganov said that the increase of primary processing capacity to 8 million tonnes was a solid achievement for Tatneft (Tatarstan oil company). More than 4 million tonnes of oil were refined in the first quarter of 2014. The refining efficiency made 74.5 per cent.
In 2014, the amount of refined oil is expected to make 8.5 million tonnes, in 2015 – 9 million tonnes. Moreover, high-viscosity index oil for making commercial oil for cars and industrial equipment are to be produced.
Construction of advanced oil refining plant and delayed coking unit will be another stage of TANECO development.
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 .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.