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Drilling of oil production wells starts in Chayandinskoye field
The drilling of production wells for the pilot commercial development of the oil rim started in the Chayandinskoye field in Yakutia, the basic field of the Yakutia gas production center.

Syzran Refinery Completes the Transition to Euro 5 Diesel
Syzran Refinery, a Rosneft subsidiary, has switched completely to Euro 5 diesel fuel as part of its large-scale investment program to upgrade operations.

CB&I Awarded Contract for Afipsky Oil Refinery Project
CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has been awarded a contract by NefteGazIndustriya, LLC, through project developer MAVEG GmbH, to provide engineering and procurement services for the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar, Russia.

Gazprom Neft increases collaboration with Vietnam
Gazprom Neft and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) have signed a series of agreements to extend their collaboration activity. The documents were signed in Hanoi (Vietnam), in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.

Rosneft Samara-based Refineries Crossed Over to Euro 5 Standard Gas Production
Rosneft’s oil refineries in Samara Region – the Kyubyshevsky, Novokyubyshevsky and Syzransky facilities – have completed their upgrading to produce Euro 5 gasoline products that comply with the technical guidelines of the Customs Union.

Catreforming and Isomerization units commissioned at Novokuibyshevsk Refinery
Novokuibyshevsk Refinery, a Rosneft subsidiary, commissioned two key facilities - the continuous catreforming (CCR) and the low-temperature isomerization complex as part of the large-scale investment modernization program.

Baltic LNG project to be executed in Ust-Luga
Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee, a meeting dedicated to the Baltic LNG project execution was held at the Gazprom headquarters. Taking part in the meeting were Deputy Chairmen and Members of the Gazprom Management Committee, heads and employees of the Company's specialized structural units as well as representatives of Gazprom Export, Gazprom LNG St. Petersburg and Giprospetsgaz.

Rosneft Launched Pilot Operation at the Severo-Danilovskoe Oil and Gas Condensate Field
Rosneft launched pilot operation at the Severo-Danilovskoe field located within the Danilovsky license area in the north of Irkutsk Region. The field is operated by public joint-stock company Verkhnechonskneftegaz, part of the Rosneft Group. The pilot operation phase will last three years during which three wells will be flow-tested.

Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore and Yamal Trade sign long-term contract for LNG supply
Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore, company of Gazprom Group and Yamal Trade signed a long-term sales and purchase contract for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal LNG project.

ExxonMobil Begins Production at the Sakhalin-1 Arkutun-Dagi Field
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that production has begun at the Sakhalin-1 project’s Arkutun-Dagi field – the last of the three fields to be developed. Peak daily production from the field is expected to reach 90,000 barrels.