OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 July 2009 was announced, that in 2009 ОАО "Saratovneftegaz" (a subsidiary enterprise of "RussNeft") had formed the Center for Innovative Development.

The key target of its formation are the productivity enhancement, promotion of innovative and rationalization activities of the employees, which are the main conditions for the scientific and technical progress, and also growth of interest of the employees to their work by means of moral and material encouragement.

The Expert Advisory Body will guide the Center for Innovative Development, and it will consist not only of the Management and Chief Specialists of "Saratovneftegaz", but also of the honored workers of oil and gas industry: Pavel Chaturov, the member of the Regional Public Chamber and the chairman of the Public Committee “SarTEK”, the veterans Ivan Polshakov, Anatoly Malyshev, Sergey Zadumin and Dmitry Tymoshiv.

Among the major projects, which are of primary interest for the Center for Innovative Development, are the energy saving program, intensification of utility vehicles usage, etc.