OREANDA-NEWS. July 17, 2009. The "ECOleader" Contest is held annually under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Winners and laureates are nominated in five categories. There are large and small enterprises of the Republic, municipalities, State Nature Conservation Areas, nature reserves, etc. are among the participants of the Contest, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

TATNEFT has been participating in the "ECOleader" Contest on the continuous basis since 2004, when the Contest was established by Decree No.307 issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, dated June 28, 2004, and the Company has become the absolute winner of the contest for the sixth consecutive time.

In 2009, the Company also was awarded a Laureate Diploma of the All-Russia Contest "100 Best Organizations in Russia. Ecology and Environmental Management" arranged by the International Academy of Quality and Marketing, and the 1st degree Laureate of the National Environmental Award "Ecomir" 2009 in the nomination "Environmental Policy ".

The mentioned above and other awards of the recent years confirm the continuity of the responsible environmental policy course of TATNEFT and the high efficiency of environmental protection measures implemented by the Company in the regions of its activity.