OREANDA-NEWS. July 03, 2012. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex in Nizhnekamsk. RT President was accompanied by Deputy Prime - Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, RT President Assistant R. Sabirov, JSC  Tatneft General Director Sh. Tahautdinov, JSC  Tatneft First Deputy General Director – Chairman of TANECO Board of Directors N. Maganov, JSC  TANECO General Director L. Alyokhin and other officials.

President started his visit by launching Predkombinatskaya station, which is the major link in off-plot system of railways of Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex.

The station is designed to take empty rail tanks and send trains loaded with the product of Oil refining and Petrochemical Complex. It includes 11 passing sidings, two railway crossings, rail car inspection pipe rack, compressor station, administrative buildings and structures, utilities and etc.

Before the opening ceremony Head of Kuibyshev Rail facilities Sh. Shaidullin reported on transportation load and capacity ratio at the present stage, and submitted the potential transport structure of Tatarstan and a list of activities to be done in order to develop the road infrastructure in the Republic.

Launching Predkombinatskaya Station R. Minnikhanov highlighted the immensity of the construction works performed for off-plot railways of complex. He thanked RF leadership, reminding that RF investment fund allotted 16,5 billion Russian roubles for Complex external infrastructure development.

O. Tony JSC  RZD Vice-President on behalf of President of Open Joint Stock Company Russian railways V. Yakunin greeted the participants.

At the end of the ceremony O. Voitenko Head of the station was given the Acceptance Certificate confirming that the railways are ready for operation.

Then President visited the industrial site of Refinery and TANECO central control room.