Fuel and energy

TATNEFT took part in the All-Russian forum "Health Resort 2017", which was held in Ufa this year. The contest was held within the framework of the forum, social facilities of the Company were recognized as the best and were awarded gold and silver medals and diplomas.

Construction of a delayed coking unit (DCU) has now begun at Gazprom Neft’s Omsk Refinery. Annual raw material consumption at the complex will be two million tonnes.

By the present moment, thanks to the professionalism and precise teamwork the power engineers of IDGC of Centre have earned a total of 916 points. IDGC of Centre and Volga Region, as a result of passing five stages, has 884 points.

Propane exports hit an all-time high of 1.3mn b/d in late December 2016, according to the Energy Information Administration, just as Enterprise's expanded terminal capacity opened on the Houston Ship Channel.

Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has completed the drilling and testing of its first production well at the Zapadno-Chatylkinskoye field.

In the Year of Ecology in Russia, the company realizes more than 50 environmental measures in the regions of its activity (11 subjects of the Central Federal District), more than 40 million rubles are planned to be allocated for this purpose.

South Korean energy company SY Energy is performing test runs on its new 300,000 t/yr wood pellet producing facility in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do province, and plans to reach full capacity by September.

American Midstream Partners, LP announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Partnership’s Propane Marketing and Services (“Propane”) business to SHV Energy N.V. for $170 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments