OREANDA-NEWS. December 6, 2011. Mr. Osmanov accompanied by RT Minister for Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utility Infrastructure Irek Faizullin, General Director of JSC Tatneft Shafagat Takhautdinov, General Director of OJSC TANECO Khamza Bagmanov and Contractors visited a number of the 1st Start-up Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex facilities. He took an awareness tour around CDU-VDU, control rooms of storage tank farms and loading racks.

The main purpose of Mr.Osmanov’s visit was to get familiar with the status of OJSC TANECO Project implementation. During his first visit of Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex in September 2008 he saw the true value of the works performed.

On September 26, 2008 Glavgosexpertiza ussued a positive conclusion for Stadiya Proekt of Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex. On the basis of the document Construction and Architecture Committee of Nizhnekamsk region delivered a permit for execution of works on September 30, 2008.

During the following three years at the site of OJSC TANECO large scale construction and installation works and comprehensive testing of equipment were performed. On November 3, 2011 the Certificate on compliance of the 1st Step of OJSC TANECO optimized starting-up complex with requirements of technical regulations, other regulatory acts and design documentation was given to OJSC TANECO.

OJSC TANECO is currently preparing the package of the permit documentation for transferring to the mode of commercial operation.