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The activity of "Tatneft - AZS Centre" is aimed at implementing the "Strategy of development of filling stations retail network till 2012". The Company was operating 266 facilities by the beginning of 2011. 16 filling stations were commissioned during 2010; design and survey works were started at the other eight sites. In 2010 OOO "Tatneft - AZS Center" sold 840,321 tons of oil and gas products.
OOO "Tatneft AZS Center" is part of TATNEFT Group of companies within a block of crude oil and petroleum products sale. The Company provides transportation, storage, wholesale and retail sale of oil and gas products in the Volga-Urals region and is one of the leaders in this market segment. One of the distinct activities of the Company is shipping 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 applied is multistage. To verify compliance with the quality of petroleum products sold "Tatneft AZS Center" participates in a filling stations voluntary certification system.