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The head of Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Inspection Konstantin Pulikovsky has approved favorable conclusions made by the State Environmental Expertise expert committee on the project of the submerged crossing across the Kama river by the Vyatka – Ashit pipeline and Debessk oil field infrastructure development project design. The projects have been ordered by OAO Belkamneft, Izhevsk from OAO Oil and Gas Company RussNeft Ural Group.

In early 2007 EURO-4 gasoline samples production prototypes were successfully preliminary tested. The first certificate for this kind of production was issued on 30/12/2006 – just before the New Year. This became possible to fulfill owing to advance equipment of the central plant laboratory.

“Novomet” have engineered and manufactured a unique oil producing plant designed for nominal production of 500 cbm/day. In course of engineering of the plant “Novomet” resolved two difficult problems: a necessary stage was developed and pumping capacity of the section of dimension 5 was increased. Nominal lift of the developed stage is 3.4 meters at the efficiency of 65%.

Izhevsk. Udmurtia. The results of operation of OAO Belkamneft Group – OAO Oil and Gas Company RussNeft’s subsidiary – for 2006 have been summed up. Actual production exceeded the indicators planned – 3926.106 thousand tons – by 2% being 4004.361 thousand tons, company’s press release says.

.RussNeft is planning to launch a 300,000 t/yr gasoline izomerization unit at its Orsk refinery provisionally in 2007, company’s vice-president for refining Vladimir Kasterin says to Argus. However, according to Mr. Kasterin bringing facility into operation may be rescheduled.