November 16, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On November 16 the events, devoted to the 75-th anniversary of the justice system of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, were held.

"We jointly solve the common key task - to provide the citizens’ rights and justice. You are the second after the God are entitled to determine what is good and what is bad. Only courageous people can bear such responsibility to solve the fates of people", - said Governor Alexander Filipenko to the employees of the Ugra court at the meeting, devoted to the 75-th anniversary of the justice system of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug.

Professional and human features of the representatives of the third power play an important role in the society’s life which is wished to be seen civil, - said Governor. In his opinion the court of Ugra does a difficult job according to the law and their own conviction and that makes it efficient. Alexander Filipenko awarded the best employees.

Yulia Vdovina, Valentina Ostapenko and Lyudmila Khlynova were awarded with the title "Honored Lawyer of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra". Valeri Gorlenko, Evgeniya Didkovskaya and Tatyana Ushakova were given the Governor’s Certificates and Letters of Gratitude to Nadezhda Rostovschikova, Nadezhda Olkova and Nadezhda Kuklina.

November 16, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On November 15 in Surgut it as held the symbolic ceremony of putting into operation the two-level road junction on crossing the streets of Aeroflotskaya and Nefteyugansk highway and road Surgut-Airport.

Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko, Mayor of the city Alexander Sidorov, leaders and representatives of the team of the General Subcontractor - JSC "Specialized Division’ participated in the ceremony.

The works were done in the shortest possible time - as a rule it takes three years to do that but Surgut builders fulfilled their obligations and accomplished their work for a year. The construction was financed from the Okrug budget through the interregional program "Cooperation". The cost of the works amounted to over 2 billion rubles.

"I express my sincere gratitude to road builders for such a high-quality work", - said Alexander Filipenko at the ceremony. "This junction can help to increase the carrying capacity of this important highway. Surgut is a transport hub in Ugra- here the highways from South to North and from East to West are crossed. Therefore such great amount of funds was spent from the Okrug budget. But much work should be done in this regard. Highways are not just roads for us which connect populated localities. These are arteries which give a new impulse into the development of new localities and municipalities. The creation of the new road infrastructure will finally lead to the economic and social development".

Then at the office Governor of Ugra awarded the best builders with Letters of Gratitude and Diplomas.

November 16, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Yesterday on November 15 in Nizhnevartovsk with the participation of Governor, Chairman of the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko it was held the ceremony of signing the agreement on the creation of the joint venture "Ugra-gasopererabotka". It was signed by Executive Director of the TNK-BP German Khan and President of the JSC "SIBUR-Holding" Alexander Dyukov.

In their opinion, the main goal of the joint venture is to process associated petroleum gas, extracted at the fields of TNK-BP and other oil companies of the Nizhnevartovsk District. It is created and based on the Nizhnevartovsk and Belozerny gas-processing plants and infrastructure on associated petroleum gas transportation to these plants.

TNK-BP is obliged to provide the delivery of associated petroleum gas to these enterprises for a long term and after that both companies will process raw materials and finally TNK-BP will get 100 per cent of dry cycling gas and SIBUR-Holding - 100 per cent of liquid products of gas processing.

"The joint venture provides an ideal opportunity for the TNK-BP to make the basis of the associated petroleum gas processing development at the Nizhnevartovsk region", - said German Khan. "The activity of the joint venture will provide the effective use of the associate gas and will promote to the decrease of flared gas".

Alexander Dyukov also gives much significance to the creation of the joint venture: "The wide fraction of light hydrocarbons, produced while the associate gas processing, is the main raw material for petroleum chemistry. As a result of the joint venture we get guaranteed supplies from the reliable partner and additional work for our business".

Governor of Ugra stressed the social significance of this project: "Today’s decision about the creation of the joint venture is principal and gives prospects. It is a very important project. Uniting efforts and opportunities of two serious partners makes us confident that the process of collection and utilization of associated petroleum gas will be more productive in our region. It will lead to solving ecological problems in the region, development of petrochemical and gas chemistry. And what is the most important - to the minimization of flared associated petroleum gas amount".

Mayor of Nizhnevartovsk Boris Khokhryakov and Mayor of the Nizhnevartovsk District Boris Salomatin are thinking about their prospects in the creation of the joint venture.

The joint venture intends to start its activity from January 1, 2007. Two years later, as the leaders of the companies assured everybody, the flaring will be eliminated in the Nizhnevartovsk District.