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The OAO TATNEFT’s innovative projects in e-learning: "Electronic Corporate University" of OAO TATNEFT (ECU) and "Students’ Labor Exchange" received a high appraisal at the Silicon Valley, USA.

Gazprom Neft has published its unaudited consolidated financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the period ended 31 March 2012.

TNK-BP discussed remediation of lands in the company’s fields with independent environmental protection organizations.

TNK-BP announces the cancellation of a Board meeting that had been scheduled for May 25, 2012.

On May 18, 2012 Salym Petroleum Development N.V. Open a new window (SPD), OOO “Monolit” and OAO NK RussNeft launched the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant located in Salym group of oil fields in Western Siberia.

TNK-BP has announced the appointment of Evert Henkes to the Board of Directors of TNK-BP Limited as a BP-nominated independent director. Mr.Henkes becomes the 10th member of the Board of Directors of TNK-BP Limited and the second of the Board’s three independent directors.

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee and Jean-Francois Cirelli, Vice Chairman and President of GDF SUEZ.

TNK-BP reports that its Orenburg Conflict Resolution Commission held a regular meeting this week to review contractor applications about tenders. Upon reviewing one of the applications, the Commission ruled in favor of the contractor.

A program of cooperation in trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation) was signed in Kazan for 2012-2014. The document was signed by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, and Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Khanty-Mansiysk. On May 18, 2012 Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD), OOO “Monolit” and OAO NK RussNeft launched the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant located in Salym group of oil fields in Western Siberia.

In relation to the tender for development of the Yuzovskoe field in Ukraine, TNK-BP informs that

TNK-BP innovative technology and fundamentally new approaches to hard-to-recover reserves development were in the focus of attention at the Third TNK-BP Technology Forum. The Forum brought together more than 300 company specialists and oil and gas industry leader representatives in Nizhnevartovsk.

The updated Health, Safety and Environmental Policy have been approved at OAO TATNEFT, which includes two versions - in the Russian and English languages.

A representative delegation of the Republic of Turkmenistan consisting of Bayar Abaev, Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, Byashimmurad Hodzhamammedov, Minister of Economy and Development, Arslan Yagshimammedov, Minister of Public Utilities, Murad Artykov, Minister of Energy and Industry and Annaguly Deryaev, Chairman of the State Concern "Turkmennebit" ("Turkmenneft") visited the Nizhnekamsk area of OAO TATNEFT activity during their business trip.

ТNK-BP informs that Magistral Card incorporated into the TNK-BP Group of companies) has considerably raised the protection level of the Unified TNK Card in the Security Tariff.

The tire complex of OAO TATNEFT will present their products at REIFEN-2012, the XXVII-th World's Fair of tires, technologies, equipment and materials for their production, which will be held in Essen from June 5 to 8.

TNK-BP announces that CJSC Rospan International (a subsidiary of TNK-BP) jointly with independent technical supervision organizations has begun devising a plan of action to improve quality control and safety standards during construction of an inter-field pipeline in Yamal.

Fitch Ratings has assigned Russia’s Joint Stock Oil Company Bashneft (Bashneft) Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of 'BB' and a National Long-term rating of 'AA-(rus)'.

OJSC Varyoganneftegaz (a TNK-BP group company) will invest over 2 billion rubles in 2012 into field infrastructure projects in West Siberia.

Gazprom Neft's premium fuel brand G-Drive Open a new window will sponsor the Signatech Nissan racing team at the FIA World Endurance Championship Open a new window. One of the stages of the championship is the legendary Le Mans 24 hour race. This year the team will be racing under the name “G-Drive Racing by Signatech Nissan”.

11,125 inventions, utility models and rationalization proposals were introduced in the production at OAO TATNEFT in 2011 and the Company received 213 patents for inventions and utility models.

TNK-BP has completed its preparations for the fire season in East Siberia and Tyumen Region within the framework of an integrated industrial safety program to be implemented at all facilities of the Company in summer.

The OAO LUKOIL Press Service would like to draw the attention of all interested parties to instances of attempted fraudulence on the international petroleum-product market.

Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan, held a working conference at OAO "TANECO" (Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan), where the issues of operating 1A1 Start-up complex facilities and further implementation of the Project were discussed.

SIBUR is beginning temporary imports of basic grades of polypropylene to reduce the existing deficit in the Russian market.

TNK-BP 10 May, 2012 reported its results for the first quarter of 2012.

On May 4, the President of JSOC Bashneft Alexander Korsik and the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous District Igor Fyodorov visited the Trebs oilfield and inspected the implementation of emergency response activities. An oil spill happened on April 5 during an exploration well reentry.

Compliance with the environmental legislation at the facilities of OAO TATNEFT is ensured by the production and environmental control system (PEC) and environmental analytical control.

Rosneft and Statoil signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore offshore fields in the Russian sections of the Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. The agreement also covers Rosneft’s participation in the exploration of license blocks in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea, as well as the possible acquisition by Rosneft of interests in Statoil’s international projects.

An annual conference of inventors and innovators, where the innovative activities for 2011 were summed up, was held at OAO TATNEFT.