Investments in Environment Protection and Rational Use of Natural Resources
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The following aspects refer to the main areas of investments, intended for environment protection and rational use of natural resources:
- protection and rational use of water resources (waste water treatment; collection of oil, oil residue, and debris from rivers basins; equipment of facilities and areas with systems for circulating water supply, car washing plants, storm sewer system, cleaning stations; and necessary onshore erections);
- protection of atmospheric air (installation of units for vapor recovery from different vessel type equipment and treatment of gas for removing hydrogen sulfide; monitoring and regulating stations for checking and reducing vehicles exhaust toxicity);
- protection and rational use of lands (reclamation of lands, landscaping of territories);
- protection and rational use of forest resources;
- waste disposal;
- protection of subsurface resources and rational use of mineral resources.
The inputs of OAO TATNEFT in environmental actions in the whole range of financing sources amounted to RUR 28 bln during the period of 2000-2007, including the amount of RUR 4,982 mln. in 2007. The amount of RUR 306 mln. was allocated for protection of atmospheric air; the amount of RUR 3.4 bln for protection and rational use of water resources, and the amount of RUR 75 mln was allocated for reclamation of disturbed lands in 2007. Great funds were allocated for research/development and experimental works in the area of improvement of ecological safety of the oil production facilities. The amount of RUR 75.2 mln. was allocated for this purpose by 30 disciplines (including surveys related to EIA) in 2007.
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