Category: Russian Energy sector

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World Marine Mammal Protection Day is celebrated on 19 February each year. The day was established to raise awareness of the need to conserve and protect marine mammals such as cetaceans, pinnipeds and polar bears.

Rosneft is committed to environment-oriented campaigns and biodiversity preservation activities. The Company’s activities are based on the principle of preserving a favourable environment and biodiversity in all regions of its presence. Protecting and studying marine mammals is one of the key focuses of Rosneft’s environmental programme.

A key element of the programme involves conducting research on the grey whale population of the Sea of Okhotsk. This population is one of the smallest and most vulnerable to extinction, and it is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Since 1997, Rosneft has been participating in the monitoring programme for the grey whale population in the Sea of Okhotsk. The programme involves annual population counts, observation of animal behaviour, study of their food sources, photo identification research and acoustic monitoring.

As part of their research, experts concluded that the annual growth rate of the grey whale population in the Sea of Okhotsk is around 5%. In 2025, the total number of whales registered in the programme’s photo catalogue reached almost 400 individuals.

Until the 1990s, the grey whale population in the Sea of Okhotsk was considered to be completely extinct, with the species being classified as on the verge of total extinction. In 2019, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources included the species on the list of rare and endangered animals requiring urgent restoration and reintroduction measures. In 2020, the Sea of Okhotsk population of grey whales was included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation.

In addition, the Company is supporting environmental monitoring of the Okhotsk-Korean population of grey whales on the north-eastern shelf of Sakhalin Island. Each year, specialists conduct photo identification, population counts and studies of the food supply and behaviour of mammals. As part of the study of the Okhotsk-Korean grey whale population, a unique acoustic monitoring programme is being carried out. This involves recording and analysing levels of natural and anthropogenic underwater noise. These studies facilitate the examination of sound and its propagation.

Rosneft is an active participant in the Interdepartmental Working Group under the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Natural Resources, working to ensure the conservation of the Okhotsk-Korean grey whale population. The working group develops proposals for legislation on population management and coordinates the interaction of interested federal and regional executive authorities, businesses, scientific organisations and the public.

In 2020, Rosneft, together with the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, implemented a large-scale project to study and monitor dolphins in the Black Sea. The results of the three-year study provide up-to-date, relevant data on the numbers and preferred habitats of Black Sea dolphins and their seasonal dispersal patterns. Guidelines have been developed for the study and conservation of dolphins.

Rosneft is also committed to studying and preserving the polar bear population. Since 2014, the Company has been conducting expeditions to study polar bears. In 2024, Rosneft initiated a new four-year cycle of research as part of Tamura, its corporate programme for preserving the biodiversity of Arctic ecosystems. In 2025, Rosneft, in collaboration with Innopraktika, a non-governmental development institute, launched an online course of popular science lectures entitled “Arctic Wanderer: The Polar Bear.”

Since 2015, Rosneft has also been researching the size and characteristics of the Atlantic walrus population. During this period, studies were conducted in the Nenets State Nature Reserve and in the Kara and Laptev Seas. As part of the national Ecology project, significant research into walruses in the Barents Sea has been conducted. Rosneft has facilitated the inaugural survey of the Franz Josef Land archipelago.

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Rosneft Oil Company
February 19, 2026

Keywords: Environmental news 2026

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Specialists at Rosneft’s Volgograd Scientific Institute have developed and patented a device for holding coupons*, which are samples used to study corrosion in metal pipelines and production facilities. The unique design of the new coupon holder enhances safety and improves the quality of corrosion testing.

Corrosion testing involves conducting studies under various operating conditions, including high temperatures and pressures. Such testing is necessary for the purpose of forecasting the remaining service life of equipment and planning maintenance, with a view to minimising the risk of failure.

The use of coupons to diagnose and monitor the condition of technological installations is a well-established practice. The new coupon holder has been designed to facilitate the speedy and convenient replacement of samples, thanks to its quick-release tip.

The positioning of samples is also key to improving the quality of corrosion tests – coupons can now be fixed in a precisely specified position. The special unit for draining liquid and gas ensures the device operates safely – the coupon is removed without the operator needing to take any additional action. The combination of these solutions ensures that the development is superior to its counterparts.

Organising high-quality monitoring of equipment condition and forecasting its service life enables the Company to ensure smooth production operations, safe working conditions, while minimising its environmental impact.

* Coupons are small metal plates that are exposed to the internal environment during the operation of pipelines or process installations. This exposure allows us to determine the rate and type of metal corrosion.

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Rosneft Oil Company
February 18, 2026

Keywords: Environmental news 2026

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As part of its assessment of the world’s 2,000 largest companies, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has recognised Rosneft as the leading Russian oil and gas company in four rankings. These rankings focus on key areas of corporate responsibility, including a fair energy transition, social initiatives and gender equality.

Established in 2018 with the support of the United Nations, the WBA assesses corporate contributions to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and regularly recognises the Company’s successes. In 2023, following a biennial assessment of the oil and gas industry, Rosneft was recognised as the leading Russian oil and gas company and was ranked among the top 10 global oil and gas companies in terms of a number of sustainability indicators.

The largest international investment and consulting agency, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), has also awarded Rosneft a high rating for its activities in the field of environmental protection, including the Company in the top group for environmental rating.

For the third consecutive year, RAEX, Russia’s largest non-credit rating agency, has assigned Rosneft an ESG rating of “AA”, thereby confirming that the Company’s environmental, social and governance performance is of a very high standard. In the new rating, Rosneft became the only oil and gas company to receive such a rating for the reporting year 2024. At the same time, the quality of corporate governance has been assessed at the highest level for the third consecutive year, achieving an AAA rating.

In addition, for the second consecutive year, Da-strategy, a business development agency, awarded Rosneft, the only Russian oil and gas company, the highest rating of A+ for “Leader of Corporate ESG Practices in the Russian Federation”.

Rosneft’s strategy stands upon the idea of a business that takes into account the highest requirements of industrial safety and environmental protection. Since 2007, the Company has published an annual Sustainability Report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) international standards. Since 2018, it has also confirmed its commitment to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on an annual basis.

Environmental responsibility is one of Rosneft’s key priorities. The Company has consistently increased the volume of green investments: by the end of 2024 it reached 74 billion roubles, and from 2022 to 2024 – nearly 200 billion roubles. The funds are allocated to programmes for improving pipeline reliability, constructing associated petroleum gas utilisation infrastructure, reducing emissions and other projects.

Thanks to the successful implementation of the energy-saving programme between 2022 and 2024, Rosneft enterprises achieved actual savings of over 1 million tonnes of fuel equivalent in terms of energy and fuel resources, while reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.

Rosneft applies the principles of a circular economy in its water management practices. Consequently, the proportion of recycled and reused water has consistently exceeded 90% for nine years.

Rosneft’s focus on reforestation activities contribute to the sustainable development of ecosystems and the preservation of biodiversity. Between 2022 and 2024, subsidiaries planted almost 28 million seedlings and trees of various species in the regions where they operate. In addition, Rosneft’s enterprises released approximately 127 million fish fry into water bodies.

As part of its collaboration with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Rosneft is implementing a series of measures as part of the federal project “Preservation of Biological Diversity and Development of Ecological Tourism”. These include research in the Arctic zone related to the study of polar bears and their habitat, as well as an assessment of the population of wild reindeer and valuable species of biological resources in the estuary of the Yenisei River.

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Rosneft
February 13, 2026

Keywords: Corporate governance 2026

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Specialists from Rosneft’s Arctic Scientific Centre (ASC) took part in the winter school of the Floating University, a Russian scientific and educational programme. Sakhalin greeted the programme participants – students from the country’s leading universities – for the first time. The three-day educational programme entitled “Exploring Unknown Waters: The conference, entitled ‘From Terra Incognita to Marine Biotechnology of the Future”, focused on a range of research areas in the northern seas, including geophysics, hydrology, biology and ecology.

Rosneft representatives delivered a presentation on the Company’s extensive scientific research in the Arctic region, which has been ongoing since 2012. Since then, over 60 expeditions have been organised and carried out along the entire Arctic Ocean coastline. These expeditions have been dedicated to the study of glaciers and icebergs, marine and coastal areas, rare species of animals and birds, including bioindicator species such as polar bears, wild reindeer, Atlantic walrus, etc. Scientists use information about the current status of these animal populations to make conclusions about the state of the fragile ecosystems of the Far North.

Rosneft specialists also presented a report on a large-scale project dedicated to the flora and fauna of the White Sea. Over a period of three years (2023-2025), ASC staff, in collaboration with colleagues from Innopraktika and scientists from the country’s leading scientific institutes, undertook a repeat of the expedition of Soviet hydrobiologist Konstantin Deryugin, who first described the biodiversity of the White Sea basin in detail 100 years ago. During the course of the project, scientists used both historical and innovative research methods, including molecular genetic techniques.

Rosneft and Innopraktika have launched another joint environmental project dedicated to cleaning the northern seas of chronic hydrocarbon pollution caused by maritime transport operations. The Oceanida biological product is derived from cold-loving bacteria that utilise hydrocarbons as a nutritional source. The product, the effectiveness of which has been proven in laboratory and field tests, has received a positive conclusion from the state environmental review.

As part of the Floating University winter school programme, students gained insight into the content of scientific atlases, which comprise knowledge about individual seas in the Russian Arctic, in addition to data obtained during Rosneft’s scientific research expeditions.

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Rosneft
February 12, 2026

Keywords: Social news 2026

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With the support of RN-Uvatneftegaz (Rosneft subsidiary), the Uvat Taiga Riches festival, which celebrates the culture of indigenous peoples, was held in the administrative centre of the Uvat district. This year’s event welcomed over 1,500 guests from the Tyumen Region and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District-Yugra.

Thanks to the support of oil workers, the festival, which began several years ago as a folk crafts fair at the oil field, has grown into a large-scale cultural event.

The festive programme included folk singing and dancing performances. In the central area, near the traditional chum, people sang Khanty songs and danced. They also created traditional amulets in masterclasses. Guests were energised and filled with excitement by the national sports games. The screening of the The North Suits Us documentary film, which included a segment filmed in the Uvas Mir Hot ethnic village, was met warmly by guests.

In support of the events of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, an educational lecture series was organised on the history, culture and ethnography of the Uvat district. This was done in cooperation with the head of the ethnology sector of the Institute for Northern Development Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The lecture closed with an Encyclopaedia of the Native Land quiz, with prizes being awarded to those who correctly answered the questions.

The fairgrounds showcased a variety of traditional crafts made from taiga treasures, while the air was filled with the enticing aromas of northern fish soup and berry tea. The young guests particularly enjoyed riding on reindeer sleds.

The Uvat Trophy sports and hunting tournament was a highlight of the festival, where participants competed in an obstacle course that tested their agility and skill. In addition to these events, national sports competitions were held, including throwing a tynzyan onto a khorey (a lasso on a pole used to chase reindeer), archery, jumping over sleds, and tug-of-war.

One of the key areas of Rosneft’s social policy is the support and preservation of the national culture of the indigenous peoples of the North and their traditional way of life. The Company and its subsidiaries implement numerous social projects in their regions of operation, developing infrastructure in northern villages, supporting reindeer herding families, and improving the material and technical base of educational, social and medical institutions in the ancestral homelands of indigenous minorities.

As part of the festival, RN-Uvatneftegaz, in collaboration with the Uvat district administration, provided indigenous residents with equipment for traditional crafts. This included snowmobiles, boat motors, petrol generators, and Rosneft motor oil. Over the past few years, the Khanty families have received over 180 pieces of machinery.

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Rosneft
February 9, 2026

Keywords: Social news 2026

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