OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2010.R.N. Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, visited Almetyevsk municipal district on July 20. In the course of the working visit the Head of the Republic met with Sh. F. Takhautdinov, General Director of OAO TATNEFT, and N.P. Tokarev, President of OAO AK Transneft, and visited NPS Kaleykino, which is one of the constructed infrastructure facilities of the TANECO Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex, as well as "Orlenok" children's health improvement camp, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

OAO TATNEFT completed major works on the linear part of the pipeline NPS Kaleykino - Nizhnekamsk refinery already in November last year. The pipeline connected the oil pumping station Kaleykino (Almetyevsk region of Tatarstan), which is part of the Transneft system, with the TANECO Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex being built in Nizhnekamsk.

Total length of pipeline is 118.2 km with pipe diameter of 720 millimeters. It is sufficient for subsequent increase of throughput from 7 to 14 million tons a year. The amount of 6.75 billion rubles was allocated from the Investment Fund of the Russian Federation for the construction of the pipeline.

The customer-developer of the pipeline route is OAO Transneft, which defined OAO TATNEFT as an executor for the job. The general construction contractor was OOO Glavneftegazstroyservis Management Company.

After familiarization with the facility N. Tokarev emphasized the importance of this project not only for Tatarstan, but also for the whole Russia, noting that implementation of the contract was carried out in accordance with the approved construction schedule and the facilities would be commissioned in time.

R.N. Minnikhanov, President of the Republic, highly praised the activities of the oilmen of Tatarstan including highly skilled professionals of TATNEFT, who had mobilized large forces and funds for fulfillment of the task assigned and who had applied the latest technologies and advanced erection techniques.

R.N. Minnikhanov and NP Tokarev also took part in the opening the "Wave" water park in the "Orlenok" children's health improvement camp of OAO AK Transneft, located in the territory of Almetyevsk region of the Republic of Tatarstan.