March 11, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The regional project “International IT Forum” was granted the aegis of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO which highly assessed the contribution of the Ugra Government into the development of information resources.

 The message was addressed to Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government for Education, Science and External Relations Alexei Mayorov. It is stated in the document that regional and international conferences and events had been highly assessed by the Commission many times. “We are convinced that the project “International IT-Forum” will expand and strengthen cooperation in the sphere of IT and also will promote to the development of UNESCO priority program “Information for All”, - emphasized Secretary of the Commission Grigory Ordzhonikidze.

 The aegis of the organization is a measure, aimed at popularization of a separate event which is in compliance with priorities of UNESCO activities.

March 11, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today in Khanty-Mansiysk it was opened in Khanty-Mansiysk the Second International Gas and Chemical Forum (ICCG), organized by the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Government and research journal “Gazokhimiya”. The Partner General of the event – state corporation “Metaprocess”.

Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova who is today on business trip together with Vice Prime-Minister of the RF Government Igor Sechin in Nizhnevartovsk, in her welcoming remarks to the Forum participants noted that at present the key avenues of economic development are modernization, application of the most advanced environmentally and energetically effective technologies.

“The goals are to increase the production output with high value-added cost. In this regard it is necessary to pay attention to involving  unused raw resources to the economy”, - said the head of the region.

Governor also paid attention of the Forum participants that in the Address to the Federal Assembly President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev said that “associate petroleum gas flaring was an example of ineffective use of energy resources when the environment is polluted and tens billons of rubles are wasted”. In this regard for the Autonomous Okrug with its powerful resources potential the processing of associate petroleum gas was a priority problem. Natalia Komarova expressed confidence that the Forum participants  would be able to work out and propose effective solutions which would result in the implementation of concrete investment projects in this sphere. “Projects in the sphere of associate petroleum gas usage should be aimed at innovation technologies, application of the most advanced equipment, provide a sensible social and economic effect”, - said Natalia Komarova.

172 people participate in the Second International Gas and Chemical Forum (ICCG-2010): foreign guests, representatives of the Russian Federation constituent entities. 47 central and regional mass media publish information about the Forum.

March 11, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The Ugra delegation participates in the IV Saint Petersburg Partnerships “Saint Petersburg – regions of Russia and foreign countries. Interregional cooperation of small and middle business”.

24 delegations of the Russian Federation regional governments, from the CIS and foreign countries have arrived at the Forum. Committees for External Relations, Information Resources and also representative agency of Ugra in St.Petersburg participate from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug.

The exposition of Ugra which got acquainted the Partnerships participants with the projects in IT, interested many visitors. Director of the Industry and Infrastructure Department of the Russian Federation Government Administration Maxim Sokolov thanked the leaders of the Okrug for the achieved success and expressed hope for further cooperation, The Ugra division of the exhibition was highly assessed by representatives of potential partners from the Northern capital – Vice-President of the Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Union Mikhail Lobin and president of the town chamber of industry and commerce Vladimir Katenev.

March 11, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The ceremony of the first welded joint on the oil pipeline “Pur-Pe - Samotlor” was finished. This events gives the start to one of the stages of the Russian mega-project of the 21 century.

The oil pipeline “Pur-Pe - Samotlor” will link the existing the pipeline system with the new pipeline “East Siberia – Pacific Ocean” and will open new perspective eastern routes for the “northern” oil. Oil and gas companies of Yamal, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Ugra will get an opportunity to establish deliveries to the west, east to the market of the Asian – Pacific region.

“The project of such a large scale is aimed at overcoming a new stage in solving environmental and innovational problems. Its advantages are the  use of world experience and advanced approaches to the development of the Russian North. The first welded joint at this pipeline is our “autograph” in the Annuals of Russia’s geopolitical breakthrough to the East”, - said Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova at the ceremony.

Vice Prime Minister of the RF Government who is in charge of fuel and energy sector Igor Sechin said that the project was aimed at solving important economic  problems. In his opinion while the construction and development of the pipeline system facilities there should be made decision about their safe  exploitation what would produce a minimal effect on environment. Igor Sechin congratulated the head of the company “Transneft” upon this important event and expressed confidence that the project would be finished in time.

Plenipotentiary representative of Russia’s President in the Urals Federal District Nikolai Vinnichenko, Governor of Yamal Dmitri Kobylkin as the pipeline starts in Yamal, other representatives of the fuel and energy sector, participated in the ceremony.

March 11, 2010

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today while the business trip in Nizhnevartovsk Vice Prime Minister of the RF Government Igor Sechin, Plenipotentiary representative of Russia’s President in the Urals Federal District Nikolai Vinnichenko, Governor of Ugra Natalia Komarova and President of the JSC “Transneft” Nikolai Tokarev get acquainted with organizing of the production process on the fields of he JSC “TNK-BP”. In their trip they are accompanied by the executive director of the “TNK-BP” German Khan who informs the officials about the fields development, tells about new technologies, applied in drilling, innovational methods to reduce environmental risks.

The process of associate petroleum gas processing will be demonstrated at the Belozerny gas-processing plant and its productivity is 4.280 billion cubic m/per year.

In the second half of the day the delegation will participate in the ceremony of the first welded joint on the oil pipeline “Pur-Pe - Samotlor” which will take place 60 km far from Nizhnevartovsk.