OREANDA-NEWS. September 23, 2011. The 11th Youth Scientific and Practical Conference of TATNEFT was held at the premises of NGDU Aznakaevskneft and it was dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the Oil and Gas Production Board, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

Holding of such conferences by the Committee of the youth organization and the Central Board of Young Professionals (CBYP) has become a traditional annual event designed to systematize and strengthen the productive and creative activity of the Company's young employees.

In his speech addressed to the delegates of the conference Nail Ibragimov, First Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of TATNEFT said that the young employees had today at their disposal the Company's unique expertise and traditions of the predecessors, as well as the system of managing the sophisticated oil production process created in the course of years, and successful development of the Joint Stock Company depended on their proficiency and professionalism.

In 2011, after a preliminary review by the Central Expert Committee 238 scientific papers on 15 sections of the CBYP were admitted to participate in the conference from the submitted 786 applications.

This year an optional section of the business simulator "Establish your business" has been added to the traditional ones, where students of the Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute and the Company's young professionals presented their business plans for opening new businesses.

The Youth Scientific and Practical Conference of TATNEFT has once again confirmed the professional and creative potential of the young oil specialists. All works submitted by the participants were highly appreciated by senior experts of the Company.

The winners were defined by three groups, among Oil & Gas Production Boards of the Company, among structural divisions and subsidiaries and among service enterprises of Tatarstan.

In the first group the first place was awarded to NGDU Almetyevneft, NGDU Elkhovneft ranked the second and NGDU Aznakaevskneft was named the third.

In the second group the 1st place was awarded to TatNIPIneft, TANEKO ranked the second and Tatneftegazpererabotka Administration was the third.

In the third group the first place went to Tatintek, Tatneft-RemServis Management Company ranked the second and TMS-Group Management Company was named third.