OREANDA-NEWS. April 20, 2010. Gazprom Neft was ranked first among global companies in Oil and Gas industry for “Best Financial Disclosure Procedures” by IR Global Rankings. The Company participated in four ranking categories – “Best IR Website”, “Online Annual Report”, “Investors’ Choice” and “Best Financial Disclosure Procedures”. Besides, Gazprom Neft joined the team of Top Five European companies in terms of financial disclosure.

“IR Global Rankings Award for best financial disclosure is not just a mere appraisal of Gazprom Neft’s performance; it also demonstrates increase of National business transparency up to the global standards. The top position in IRGR rating is yet another recognition of our successful ascendance along all the business lines including the sphere of financial disclosure to the investors and shareholders of the Company”, Gazprom Neft Deputy General Director for Economic and Finance Vadim Yakovlev stated.

The IR Global Rankings (“IRGR”) is a complex international ranking system for investor relations websites, online annual report, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures. The ranking is based on of publicly traded companies through a methodology created by MZ Consult, one of the leading IR service providers.

IR Global Rankings is supported by key global institutions such as KPMG; Arnold & Porter; The Bank of New York Mellon; Bloomberg; Corporate Asia Network; Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao and Demarest & Almeida.