Note for Editors:

Catalytic reforming of gasoline fractions is one of the main processes of high-octane motor fuels production. The level of process technology largely determines the efficiency of oil refining as a whole. The quality of the catalyst plays a key role in reforming.

The Angarsk Plant of Catalysts and Organic Synthesis, a subsidiary of Rosneft Oil Company, is a specialized enterprise producing a wide range of catalysts, adsorbents, catalyst carriers, dehumidifiers, and zeolites, as well as organic synthesis products. The enterprise has a strong foundation for research and development in the field of oil refining and petrochemicals.

Rosneft specialists were first in the country to perform 1.1 million tonnes iceberg propulsion in the conditions of an ice field. The expedition work was carried out in the areas of the Barents and Kara Seas. Under different weather conditions, the scientists conducted eight experiments to detect and track icebergs using various technical means, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Rosneft launched the research of hydrometeorological, ice and geotechnical conditions in licence areas of the Arctic shelf in 2012. The Company together with experts from the Arctic Research and Design Centre organized and performed over 20 integrated research and development expeditions. The research programme is specifically focused on complex observation of ice conditions. Top-level Russian and international scientific and engineering companies take part in the research.