OREANDA-NEWS. January 27, 2012. TATNEFT received an essential effect from the invention and innovation activities of TATNEFT employees in 2011, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

10,852 innovators and inventors of the Company introduced 10,174 rationalization proposals, 185 inventions and 88 utility models over the past year.

The importance of invention and innovation activities of TATNEFT's specialists is from year to year evidenced by the high state awards.

9 specialists of the Company were awarded the title "Engineer of the Year" based of the results of the XI-th All-Russian contest "Engineer of the Year" in 2011, while the title "Professional Engineer of Russia" was awarded to 6 persons

Developments of TATNEFT received 14 awards, including 8 gold ones, at the XIV-th "Archimedes" International Salon of inventions and innovative technologies in Moscow.

The title "Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of science and technology" was awarded to a group of authors from TATNEFT in 2011 along with awarding the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of science and technology for the work "Restructuring of TATNEFT: methodology and practice".

11 projects of TATNEFT Company were recognized the winners of the VII-th Republican Contest "Top 50 Innovative Ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan"

5 developments of the Company were awarded winners' diplomas of the Republican contest "Best Invention of the Year".

10 employees of TATNEFT were named winners and the laureates of the "Young Innovator and inventor of the Republic of Tatarstan" contest.