OREANDA-NEWS. May 6, 2010. Cooperation Agreement 2010 was signed between Gazprom Neft and the Administration of the Omsk Region. The document was signed by Gazprom Neft Chairman of the Management Board Alexander Dyukov and the Governor of the Omsk Region Leonid Polezhaev.

The new agreement constitutes a part of the General Cooperation Agreement between Gazprom Neft and the Government of the Omsk Region signed in August 2009.

Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft Alexander Dyukov stated:

“The Omsk Region represents one of the key regions of Gazprom Neft’s growing presence. Located in Omsk, the Omsk Refinery plays the lead in terms of production volume and processing depth throughout the country, while Gazprom Neft’s distributor Gazpromneft-Omsk controls a large retail chain. Besides, the Company produces oil in the Tara district.

Gazprom Neft and the Administration of the Omsk Region are involved into long-lasting partnership. The Company regards this cooperation as strategic, and its management places a high value on the support provided by the regional administration in terms of implementation of the most significant projected initiated by the Company”.