Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, awarded firemen and workers of ww5 Achinsk refinery with the Order of Courage.

At 10.40 p.m. msk on December 23, 2014, a pipeline leak with oil emulsion seepage took place during pipeline testing at the 242nd km of the Tikhoretsk-Tuapse-2 oil pipeline under construction in the area of Grechesky Village, Tuapse Region.

As a result of auctions Samaraneftegaz acquired the right to use subsurface resources of the Pilovsky licensed block with the purpose of exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons during next 25 years.

ww5 and General Electric have accomplished a training program for managers and engineers of the Company.

ww5 started experimental production of tight gas reserves of the Turonian field at the Kharampurskoye field, situated at the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.

On December 18, Member of ww5 Board of Directors, special representative of President of the Russian Federation on international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic Artur Chilingarov made a report "Russia and Norway: Prospects for Cooperation in the Arctic" at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.

Commercial inflows of oil, gas and condensate have been acquired in four exploration wells on ww5’s licensed blocks, which were handed over to Verkhnechonskneftegaz for operational activities on geologic survey, exploration and production of hydrocarbon crude.

Ryazan Oil Refining Company, a subsidiary of ww5, commissioned a new Ecological Research Center.

RN-Uvatneftegaz, a subsidiary of ww5, produced 50 millionth ton of oil since the start of Uvat project implementation in 2004.

As part of the working out the contract for oil and oil products supplies with the Indian company Essar Group ww5 Head Igor Sechin paid a visit to the refinery in Vadinar and held talks with the management of the company.