OREANDA-NEWS. May 7, 2010. OAO NOVATEK announces the submission to the Financial Services Authority of its 2009 Annual Report and Accounts prepared in accordance with the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules. The 2009 Annual Report and Accounts is available for viewing at NOVATEK’s London representative office at 101 St. Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4AZ or at the FSA document viewing facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

OAO NOVATEK is Russia’s largest independent gas producer and the second-largest natural gas producer in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world's largest natural gas producing area and accounts for over 90% of Russia's natural gas production and 20% of the world’s gas production.