Environmental Activities of TATNEFT Discussed in Kazan
OREANDA-NEWS. February 10, 2014. The activities of TATNEFT Company and JSC "TANECO" in the area of environmental protection were distinguished at the Collegium meeting of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, which was held in Kazan.
The meeting devoted to the results of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan work in 2013 as well as the tasks for 2014 was held under the chairmanship of Ildar Khalikov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, with the participation of Artem Sidorov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, heads of ministries and departments, heads of municipal districts, heads and senior specialists of Tatarstan's enterprises.
During the work the Collegium referred to the positive experience of associated petroleum gas (APG) utilization at JSC TATNEFT. The APG utilization rate of the Company is now 95.10 per cent. This is one of the highest rates of associated petroleum gas utilization in Russia. The main directions of gas utilization at JSC TATNEFT include APG processing at its own gas processing works to obtain gas products. Associated petroleum gas is also used as fuel for oil heaters and power generating installations.
Artem Sidorov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, pointed out in his speech that a local environmental monitoring mechanism has been created and is successfully implemented in the area of the Nizhnekamsk industrial hub, including the "TANECO" Refining and Petrochemical Plants Complex. Automatic atmospheric air quality control stations are located and operated here.
Artem Sidorov stressed that this positive experience should be used across the Republic.
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