OREANDA-NEWS. February 18, 2008. OAO TATNEFT (hereafter referred to as "Company") informed that recently the Company started receiving applications from various foreign companies with requests to confirm authenticity of certain contracts, letters of guarantee, agreements, invoices or other documents relating to the crude oil and petroleum products allegedly sold by OAO TATNEFT, reported the press-centre of OAO TATNEFT.

The persons allegedly acting on behalf of OAO TATNEFT but showing the bank information of individuals and legal entities having nothing to do with the Company issue invoices to the foreign "buyers" for "delivered" crude oil and petroleum products, "registration fees" and "services". The mentioned individuals fraudulently provide false or unused in the Company forms, seal impresses non-corresponding to the real ones, fraudulent signatures of the Company's leaders to achieve its goals.

In connection with the above OAO TATNEFT declares that the Company and its officers do not have anything to do with them and do not bear any responsibility for such documents and contracts. The Company also states that the Company is investigating these activities together with the law enforcement authorities.

The Company requests all counterparties, as well as all other persons who having doubts about the authenticity or reliability of contracts and documents signed on behalf of OAO TATNEFT to contact the Department of crude oil and petroleum products sale of OAO TATNEFT:

Phone:  8 (8553) 307-772
Fax: 8 (8553) 307-914
E-mail: neft_urnin@tatneft.ru
urnin@tatneft.ru