OREANDA-NEWS. The third year results of implementing the targeted JSC TATNEFT’s resource conservation program were summed up. 594 activities were implemented during the reporting period with 232 of them aimed at electric energy saving.

Implementation of the resource saving activities in 2013 accounted for saving 55,675 tons of reference fuel, which is 7.9 percent higher than for the same period in 2012.

The most efficient areas of savings included: oil and gas treatment (27.6%), power (25.9%), transport (14.3%), technology of oil and gas production (14.6%), geology and development of oil fields and enhanced oil recovery (8.6%).

All the Oil and Gas Production Boards of JSC TATNEFT fulfilled the planned target of the energy saving program and provided for savings of fuel and energy resources in the amount of 39,678 tons of reference fuel.

Significant results were achieved by NGDU “Elkhovneft”, NGDU “Almetyevneft” and NGDU “Yamashneft”.

The comprehensive program of resource conservation was developed and approved at JSC TATNEFT in 2010 for the period until 2020. Its aims and objectives were harmonized with the requirements of the Federal Law on Energy Conservation, as well as with the State program of energy conservation and energy efficiency, approved by RF Government Decree No.2446-r dated December 27, 2010.

The scope of the new program is wider than that of the previous one and covers not the energy only, but also the natural and material resources. Besides the structural divisions it also involves service management companies.

The program implementation with application of energy efficient technologies shall result in saving fuel and energy resources: 7.4 percent of baseline consumption by 2015 and 13.5 percent by 2020. The energy saving objective for the Company in 2011-2012 was 3.0 percent of the baseline consumption.