TNK-BP to Implement 22 Innovation Projects at Orenburgneft Fields in 2010

According to Yuriy Stepanov, head of Orenburgneft’s Innovations Section, seven of the new projects are in drilling, three in well operations, five in oil production equipment and seven in infrastructure. To ensure successful delivery of the investment projects 20 working groups of specialists have been created. “These innovations are expected to produce an economic benefit of over 100 million roubles for the year as a whole”, noted Stepanov.