ENERGY FOR PEOPLE - JSC Gazprom Neft

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY SAVING,INNOVATIONEnergy for lifeENERGY FOR PEOPLEThe main goal of scientific research is to accelerate thedevelopment of technical progress achievements, to implement newtools and technologies at a level necessary for dynamic productiondevelopment.INCREASING DRIVING SAFETYIn order to promote safe driving, theCompany is implementing a procedurefor safe driving of the Company’s motorvehicles.The standard requirements havestricter regulations for registeringroad accidents. At this point all roadaccidents are to be registered, includingminor ones and the ones where a thirdparty is at fault. The Company conductsinternal investigation of road accidents.In order to have ongoing education ofdrivers, internal coaches have beentrained, who are now in charge ofimproving driving in the Company.A simulation machine has beenpurchased in order to provide driverswith opportunities to practice theirskills and learn how to act in extremeand emergency situations. Afterimplementing this program, the numberof people injured in road accidents hasgone down by 50% in 2009.MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETYOil companies have an inevitableanthropogenic impact on theenvironment, including atmosphericemissions, utilization of water andland resources and their pollutionand contamination. The Company’sEnvironmental Strategy aims tominimize this impact, to balance theutilization of natural resources and dealwith damages inflicted by previousgenerations. The Company strives tocomply with all the requirements ofEnvironmental Law, fulfill its licenseobligations, and compensate forany damages to the environment.The Company puts large emphasison making environmentally friendlyproducts.The amount of payments for exceedingexisting environmental impact standardsat the major enterprises of GazpromNeft in 2009 totaled 89 mln rub., whichis a 58% decrease compared to2008. A total of 2 mln rub. was paid inpenalties for violation of environmentallegislation. In 2009 measures weretaken to correct the violations found.The Company plans to further developthe procedures for investigation andanalysis of incidents related to violationof legislation and introduce correctivemeasures which will enable it tominimize the probability of such eventsoccurring again.ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITUREThe Company’s current and capitalexpenditure on environmentalmeasures, including the use oftechnologies minimizing the adverseenvironmental impact significantlyexceed payments made by theCompany for environmentalcontamination. Current costs alsoinclude expenses on the developmentof regulatory documents, environmentalmonitoring, industrial environmentalcontrol, improving environmentalcompetence and environmental trainingof specialists.In 2009, environmental expenditureincreased. It included financingenvironmental measures to protectwater from contamination (liquidatingblowing wells), modernizing thetreatment bank for process condensate,installing KT-1/1 at the Omsk Refinery,reconstruction of purification facilities,conservation (recultivation) of wastetank.114