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TNK-BP to Increase Pipeline Dismantling Scope by 10% in KhMAO in 2013

ТNК-ВР reports that it will increase the scope of pipeline dismantling in KhMAO to 1,282.6 km in 2013, which is 10% more than last year. The total length of pipelines operated by TNK-BP is 21,685 km. The Company is continuously implementing a comprehensive program to ensure pipeline infrastructure integrity, that …

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TNK-BP and Russian Civil Defense Ministry to Create Unique Information Exchange System to Improve Safety in all Regions of Company Operations

TNK-BP and the Russian Federation Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (EMERCOM) have signed an open-ended agreement on cooperation and the creation of an information exchange system as part of a program to improve industrial safety in all regions where the Company operates.   The new system will …

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ТNК-ВР Agrees on the Way Forward to Better HSE Performance

ТNК-ВР key production asset managers and chief engineers from all the operational regions and HSE team leaders met in Orenburg to discuss HSE Excellence Strategy. TNK-BP is committed to further raising the performance bar for corporate HSE processes as one of its key priorities. The Company invests millions of dollars …

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TNK-BP Invests over $1 Billion in Pipeline Integrity Program

TNK-BP informs that the total investment in the comprehensive pipeline repair and replacement program commenced in 2004 exceeded $1 billion. About 70% of this amount was used to ensure the integrity of the in-field oil pipelines operated in the Samotlorskoe field (Russia’s biggest oilfield). The overall length of the field’s …

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Varyoganneftegaz is Completing the Remediation of Legacy Polution

OJSC Varyoganneftegaz will remediate over 50 hectares of land in 2012, which is almost double the figure for 2011 and 10% above the plan. The remediation program will be expedited by a new disposal site for utilization of industrial waste (oil sludge) in the vicinity of Well Pad 21 at …

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TNK-Nizhnevartovsk to Invest over 850 Million Rubles in Improving the Environmental Situation in the Region in 2012

TNK-Nizhnevartovsk (a TNK-BP subsidiary) will invest 850 million rubles in improving the environmental situation in the region. The funds will go to projects aimed at the environment protection and legacy remediation. In order to minimize the operational activities impact on the society, TNK-Nizhnevartovsk has been implementing a comprehensive environmental program …

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TNK-BP to Invest $40 Million in Reconstruction of Treatment Facilities at Saratov Oil Refinery by 2016

The Saratov Oil Refinery (a member of the TNK-BP Group of Companies) has launched a project to reconstruct its purification facilities. Between now and 2016, TNK-BP will spend around $40 million on the project. TNK-BP is implementing a comprehensive programme to reduce its environmental footprint at the Saratov Oil Refinery …

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TNK-BP Held Transportation Safety Forum with Participation from Contractors and Russian Companies in Fuel and Energy Industry

TNK-BP held a Transportation Safety Forum, where the company shared its experience in implementation of best practices with contractors, experts, government authorities and Russian companies in fuel and energy industry. More than 70 specialists and experts took part in the Forum, representing leading global oil servicing companies working with TNK-BP, …

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TNK-BP Discussed Its Land Remediation Program with Independent Ecologists

TNK-BP discussed remediation of lands in the company’s fields with independent environmental protection organizations. The round table was participated by representatives of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Greenpeace, Russian Union for Conservation of Birds, environmental protection organization Transparent World, and Public Environmental Supervision Organization of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Yugra), …

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TNK-BP Presented Its New Industrial Safety Improvement Program to World’s Leading Experts

TNK-BP has developed a comprehensive program for integrating the safe operation culture aimed at mitigation and elimination of industrial and environmental risks. Elena Kompasenko, Vice President, Health, Safety and Environment, TNK-BP, presented this large-scale project to participants of the International HSE Excellence Europe Forum 2012 in Rome. The safe operation …

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