OREANDA-NEWS. The Review-Competition “Gazprom Best Welder-2007” has finalized in the Karmaskalinsky region of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Gazprom press-service informed. The Review-Competition was held at the Bashtransgaz accredited welder test facility, the opening of which was tied to the beginning of the competition.

The winners of the Review-Competition “Gazprom Best Welder-2007” are as follows:

1st place - Alexander Zelenin (Bashtransgaz);

2nd place - Alexander Pashkov (Volgotransgaz), Sergey Pyzhevsky (Severgazprom);

3rd place - Arslanali Umatov (Kaspiygazprom), Valery Berezovenko (Tyumentransgaz), Evgeny Gutsevich (Yugtransgaz).

The Review-Competition was being held during September 25-27. The Competition was attended by the representatives from 23 gas transportation and production companies of Gazprom Group.

Within the competition welders will pass two exams:

1.Theory exam on major principles of welding production;
2.Practical exam on welding control of welded joints of different diameter.

The accredited test facility is aimed at educating, advanced training and accreditation of welders, developing new welding technologies as well as testing new welding equipment.