A new staffing appointment took place at TATNEFT Company. Rustam Khalimov was appointed as the First Deputy General Director for Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas. Being the First Deputy General Director for Exploration and Production of crude Oil and Gas, R.Kh. Khalimov will oversee the Company’s development and production of crude oil and gas of and act as a functional customer for the following business blocks: geological exploration; well workover, drilling and enhanced oil recovery; capital construction; power engineering; industrial, environmental safety and labor protection; technical policy. He started his working career at PJSC TATNEFT in 1987 joining the team of NGDU Yamashneft, where he worked his way from the oil and gas production operator to the deputy chief of the oil field’s production shop. In 2015, he was appointed Deputy General Director for crude oil production, in 2016 - Deputy General Director for Development and Production of oil and gas.