PJSC RussNeft has held large-scale exercises in the Saratov region. Emergency response services practiced in crude oil and petroleum products spill containment and response. The exercises took place near the village of Stepnoye of the Soviet Municipal district of the Saratov region, where the company's production facilities are located. Such trainings are held every three years, as they are large-scale in terms of the number of forces and means involved. According to the company's press service, during the exercises the skills of conducting emergency rescue and other urgent works on oil spill containment and response in case of oil ingress into a water body because of pipeline depressurization, were validated in practice. Employees of the Saratov branch, as well as employees of the Saratov territorial division of the Volga Center ECOSPAS and of the fire emergency response unit were involved in the works. A qualified commission assessed the validity and coherence of the exercises. It encompasses representatives of the Russian EMERCOM in the Saratov region, the Ministry of Nature and Ecology of the Saratov region, the territorial bodies of Rosprirodnadzor and Rostechnadzor, as well as a representative of the local administration. After the participants passed all stages, the commission highly appreciated the contribution of each participant. The verdict is that the operator Saratov branch of PJSC RussNeft is prepared for oil and petroleum products spill localization and response.
