D. Manturov and A. Novak Chair Meeting of Coordination Council on Import Substitution of Equipment
During the Russian
Energy Week International Forum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry
and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister of
the Russian Federation Alexander Novak chaired a meeting of the Coordination Council
on the Import Substitution of Oil and Gas Equipment under the Government
Commission on Import Substitution, which includes the CEOs of all key companies
in the industry and the relevant government bodies, as well as the heads of
Russia’s regions.
Opening the meeting,
Manturov spoke about the importance of continuing regular work to develop the
industry. “We are returning to the proven practice of assigning technological
areas to fuel and energy companies. At the Tyumen Energy Forum, an agreement was
signed with Gazprom Neft on drilling and onshore production equipment. Today a
similar document will be signed with Sibur on equipment for the petrochemical
industry. And a roadmap has also been approved for the transition from foreign
standardization and certification systems to Russian ones,” Manturov said.
At the end of the
meeting, Novak instructed oil companies to sign agreements by the end of the
year in seven areas in order to develop a critical range of equipment and
technologies for the oil and gas industry and to prepare roadmaps on the major
work that needs to be carried out to produce and put them into industrial
operation.
“We have systematized
import substitution activities and appointed people responsible for the
creation of 220 of the most critical technologies in the fuel and energy
sector. Now we need to work more actively. This task has been assigned by both
the president and the prime minister,” he said.
All the work in this
regard will be monitored as part of an initiative put forward by Prime Minister
of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin to develop equipment for the oil
and gas industry. Vertically integrated oil companies and machine builders will
provide the information based on which decisions will be made. A separate
aspect of this work will involve identifying a test site and testing rules, as
well as certifying equipment for compliance with the national standards that
are actively being developed by the Institute of Oil and Gas Technology
Initiatives.
The next meeting of
the Coordination Council on Import Substitution is scheduled for the first half
of 2024.
Following the meeting,
Alexander Novak and Sibur Chairman of the Board and CEO Mikhail Karisalov
signed an agreement of intent in Manturov’s presence to develop the production
of Russian-made equipment for the petrochemical industry. The joint
implementation of a roadmap to develop production equipment for the period
until 2030 will be the main mechanism for implementing this agreement. Once the
economic efficiency of these developments is confirmed, these agreements could
enable Sibur to import up to 20 groups of equipment.
“I am certain that the
agreement will serve as a successful example of combining the efforts of the
state and business to accelerate the country’s technological development and
achieve the technological sovereignty of the domestic petrochemical industry,”
Novak said.
The Russian Energy Week
International Forum is a key global platform for discussing current trends in
the development of the modern fuel and energy sector. This event is traditionally
held at the highest level, featuring the participation of leaders from the
largest companies in the energy industry. In 2022, more than 70 events, with
the involvement of over 270 speakers, were held as part of REW. The Forum
attracted over 3,000 participants and media representatives from Russia, as
well as 83 foreign countries and territories. The Forum is organized by the
Roscongress Foundation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation,
with the support of the Moscow City Government.
Official website of REW: rusenergyweek.com. For news about the event and the industry, please
follow the official REW page on VK.
Source: Government of the Russian Federation, http://government.ru/en/news/49791.
