The XVth research and practice conference of the Company's young employees, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the NGDU 'Leninogorskneft' was held at PJSC TATNEFT.

There are more than 29,500 young people employed in the TATNEFT Group of Companies and the service unit, including more than 8,000 persons representing managers, engineers, professionals and employees. The conference was attended by over 300 delegates from the structural divisions and subsidiaries of PJSC TATNEFT, management companies, educational institutions of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Fuel and Energy Complex companies.

The event was opened by Nail Ibragimov, First Deputy General Director for Production - Chief Engineer of PJSC TATNEFT. He emphasized in his speech the symbolism of the Youth Forum arrangement at the grounds of NGDU 'Leninogorskneft', which celebrated the 70th anniversary this year. Two most significant oil deposits in the oil history of the Republic originate there: Shugurovskoe bitumen field, the commercial oil deposit availability in which was announced in 1943, and Romashkinskoye Devonian oil field, where in 1948 an oil gusher discovered one of the largest world giant fields.

'The young people have been developing the traditions established by the veterans,' stressed the Chief Engineer of TATNEFT in his speech. The Company has a strong engineering school, focused on the technical development of crude oil production. The representatives of the Joint Stock Company were awarded prestigious titles of 'Engineer of the Year of the Russian Federation' and 'Excellence in invention and rationalization of the Republic of Tatarstan'. Among the young people there are participants and winners of the Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovation Technologies 'Archimedes' and the republican contest '50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan' and other prestigious competitions.

According to Nail Ibragimov the Youth scientific and technical conference, which is a project demonstrating the role of the youth in scientific and technological progress and contributing to identification and support of talented young people, continues improving its work. 1,045 papers from 35 companies and organizations had been submitted to the Central expert committee in 2015 and 325 papers had been selected to participate in the conference.

The winners were determined in three groups: 1) the Company's oil and gas production divisions, 2) structural divisions and subsidiaries, 3) service enterprises of Tatarstan and outside organizations. The Ist place in the first group was awarded to NGDU 'Leninogorskneft', the IInd was awarded to NGDU 'Almetyevneft', while the third place went to NGDU 'Elkhovneft'.

In the second group: the Ist place - TatNIPIneft, IInd - Regulatory Research Station of PJSC TATNEFT, and the Tatar Geological Survey Administration of PJSC TATNEFT ranked the IIIrd.

The Ist place in the third group was taken by OOO 'TMS Group' Management Company, IInd - OOO 'TagraS Remservis' and IIId - OOO 'Tatburneft' Management Company.

As part of the conference the delegates got acquainted with the history of TATNEFT visiting the Museum of oil in Shugurovo.

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