OREANDA-NEWS. July 07, 2010. TNK-BP and its subsidiary Magistral-Kart have announced the launch of the Unified TNK Fuel Card project, which aims to bring together all regional card programmes operated by the TNK-branded retail network in the course of the next 18 months. Saratov has become the first region to introduce the Unified Fuel Card, reported the press-centre of TNK-BP.

The new card gives corporate vehicle fleets access to 2,300 retail sites across Russia (including TNK-BP’s partners), as well as 19,000 partner retail sites in Western Europe offering high standards of service and fuel quality. Clients will also enjoy a wide range of additional services (roadside assistance, carwash, tyre repair, cafe, parking, and hotels on federal highways). By using the Unified TNK Fuel Card fleet managers will have round-the-clock Internet access to full information on fuel purchases and a detailed record of operations on each card, as well as copies and originals of all accounting documents. The card can also be used to defer payment for fuel purchases.

“Centralizing fuel card management operations in Magistral-Kart enables TNK-BP to reduce card programme development costs and to offer clients the very best terms and conditions. After all, fuel cards are a convenient and civilized way of supplying fuel to corporate vehicle fleets — a professional tool for controlling and managing fuel costs. Fuel cards have become the standard for supplying fuel to all types of companies, whatever their legal status,” says Magistral-Kart’s general director Igor Kozlov.