Pursuant to the decision by Gazprom, Andrey Tatarinov has been elected as Director General of Kovyktaneftegaz.

Andrey Tatarinov was born in August 1965 in Novosibirsk. He graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and earned the second higher education diploma in Management from Irkutsk State University in 1998.

Between 1992 and 2003 he worked for a number of large organizations and companies in the Irkutsk Oblast.

Between 2003 and 2006 – Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee.

Since 2006 Andrey Tatarinov has been Director General of Gazprom dobycha Irkutsk (former Irkutskgazprom).

Background

Kovyktaneftegaz was an asset owned by RUSIA Petroleum, the operator of the Kovykta gas and condensate field. The latter company was acquired by Gazprom on March 1, 2011.