OREANDA-NEWS. OMZ Oil and Gas Projects (Izhora), part of OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) has signed a contract with Rosneft Oil Company for the manufacture, delivery and "ready-to-operate" assembly of four spherical gas holders with 600 cubic meters capacity for the Tuapsinsky Oil Refinery (Krasnodar region).

According to the press service of OMZ, the contract, worth over RUR 50 million, will be completed in the third quarter of 2007.

The gas holders are designed for the storage of long distillate of light hydrocarbons (LDLH).

In 2006 OMZ supplied similar equipment to Surgutneftegaz (Surgut, Tyumen region) and Kazanorgsintez (Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan). Meanwhile, the company is manufacturing nine spherical gas holders of Severorgsintez (the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Tyumen region).

OMZ Oil and Gas Projects (Izhora) specializes in the production of tank-type equipment and processing stations for the oil and gas industry. Areas of business include engineering, manufacturing, supply and maintenance of equipment for oil and gas plants.

OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) is one of the largest Russian heavy industry enterprises. It specializes in engineering, production, sales and maintenance of equipment and machinery for the nuclear power industry, and also in the production of special steels and rendering of industrial services. OMZ production sites are located in Russia (Uralmash and Izhorskiye Zavody) and the Czech Republic (Skoda Steel and Skoda JS).