Transneft' AK : On conduction by Transneft Siberia, JSC in 2015 of the series of actions in the field of environmental safety

In 2015 Transneft Siberia, JSC performed a series of actions in the field of environmental safety. Last year over 12,880 samples of environmental objects (drinking water and wastewater, soil, air) were collected for analysis in total. Whereof the analysis of 10,684 samples was conducted by environment analytical laboratories of joint-stock company. In addition, 2,198 samples were analyzed in external and state analytical laboratories. Ecological and analytical monitoring of environment on enterprise facilities was conducted in accordance with approved plans.

As part of implementation of compensation measures, in 2015 Transneft Siberia, JSC released about 1.4 millions of juvenile muksun, broad whitefish and peled into rivers of the Ob and Irtysh basin. Representatives of state environmental bodies, who attended the release, acknowledged as satisfactory the level of organization and accounting, as well as the condition of released juvenile fish. Replenishment of biological resources during conduction of scheduled repair works, reconstruction of oil pipelines at points of crossing with water bodies is an integral part of the ecological policy of Transneft Siberia, JSC

In 2015 equipping of enterprise production facilities with specialized machinery and materials that are used in oil leakage elimination was continued. According to the Innovative Development Program of Transneft, JSC, the oil skimmer with exchangeable intakes 'Grinda-4', with working capacity of 30 m3/hour was purchased. The oil skimmer is equipment for mechanic collection of oil (oil products) in case of accidental oil leakage on rivers, lakes and aquatic areas of oil loading terminals using inter-exchangeable intakes of brush, drum or disc type. Also 11,400 linear meters of booms and 3,950 kg of sorbent, 2 tanks for collection of oil were purchased. For the purpose of burning of hard and pasteous low-volatile flammable oily wastes, appearing during conduction of works, connected with accidental oil leakage elimination, 8 'Fakel-1М' units were purchased. The production capacity of each unit is 60 kg/hour.

Also for the purpose of collection and utilization of the oil products during emergency, as part of the Research and Development Program, 340 kg of preparation made on the basis of the ecologically-clean hydrophobic peat-lite oil sorbent, containing no less that 1% of water and oil emulsion of microorganisms-oil destructors, was purchased. For the purpose of oil contaminated land rehabilitation in emergency, 50 kg of peat-lite hydrophobic self-utilizing oil biosorbent were purchased.

Environmental safety and rational use of natural resources is one of the main areas of activity for Transneft Siberia, JSC. Successful implementation of the Environmental Management System ('EMS') programs is verified annually with compliance audit. In 2015, the valid EMS certificate was verified and deemed compliant. DQS experts of the Russian department on certification of management systems noted that the management system of Transneft Siberia, JSC is efficient, complies with all applicable requirements in the given sphere, and also is a subject to constant improvement. The re-certification EMS audit of Transneft Siberia, JSC is scheduled for April 2016.