TATNEFT Expands Filling Stations Network

Августа 24, 2010

OOO Tatneft-AZS Center (Almetyevsk, Tatarstan) opened 7 new stations with their total number reaching 270 pieces. Of this amount, 150 filling stations are located in the territory of Tatarstan, while the rest are distributed over Mari El, Chuvashia, Udmurtia, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions.

By the end of this year Tatneft AZS-Center plans to commission 8 more filling stations. The growth of filling stations number in 2009 amounted to 21 pieces, and additionally a liquefied gas (LPG) carriers filling line was put into operation. This activity is performed in accordance with the strategy of OAO TATNEFT on development of the filling stations retail supply chain till 2011.
Tatneft-AZS Center is a member of TATNEFT Group of Companies within the block of crude oil and petroleum products sale. The Company provides for transportation, storage, wholesale and retail sales of crude oil and gas in the Volga-Urals area and is one of the leaders in this market segment. One of the distinct activities of the Company is shipment of major wholesales (including export shipments) of gas products produced by OAO TATNEFT.
Quality control of petroleum products is carried out using modern equipment and advanced technologies. The quality control system is of a multistage nature. For the purpose of confirming compliance of petroleum products sold with the quality requirements Tatneft AZS-Center is a member of the filling stations' voluntary certification system.
In general, the filling stations' network of OAO TATNEFT includes 626 stations (including rented ones) now, including 490 filling stations located in the Russian Federation and 136 stations located in the Ukraine. In addition to the above mentioned regions, petroleum products are sold through its own retail network in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, as well as in Moscow, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, Vladimir, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Kemerovo Regions, and the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
For the purpose of covering the needs of TATNEFT's stations network the Company uses the own products yielded by Elkhovo crude oil processing plant as well as purchased resources from Ufa and Samara Refineries, Moscow, Krasnodar, Astrakhan, Ryazan, Achinsk, Omsk and Saratov Refineries, YANOS, KINEF, OAO TAIF-NK, Surgut ZSK, NizhegorodNOS and OAO Salavatnefteorgsintez companies.