Ulyanovsk. OAO Ulyanovskneft, the subsidiary of Russneft, has acquired 20 beam pumping units, not used in the operations, from OAO Varioganneft (also incorporated into RussNeft Holding) with the goal of upgrading the equipment stock of Ulyanovskneft.
RussNeft splits up its shares reducing the share nominal 2000 fold and increasing the number of shares. This will be more convenient for investors including private ones in case of IPO.
Moscow. RussNeft has become the leader on the gas production growth rate in the 9 months of 2016 among the independent producers of the Russian Federation: its production has grown 28% up to 1.814 bcm.
On September 23 of 2016, one of the oldest workers of OAO Saratovneftegaz (the subsidiary of RussNeft), Nadezhda Alexeevna Borisova celebrated her 90-th birthday.