Rosneft has been working consistently to preserve biological diversity and replenish the country’s aquatic bio-resources. Between August and October this year, the Company’s subsidiaries released over 11.2 million fish fry, including red-listed species, into Russian water bodies.

Those who took part in the fish stocking activities included employees of enterprises and their children, activists from the Movement of the Firsts, students from partner universities, schoolchildren participating in the annual Fresh Look eco-competition and representatives of the territorial bodies of the Federal Agency for Fisheries.

Ecologists from RN-Yuganskneftegaz released almost 4.5 million fry of valuable fish species, including 2.21 million Siberian sturgeon, 2.21 million peled and 42,000 muksun, into the rivers and reservoirs of Siberia. Samotlorneftegaz released 720,000 muksun and 40,000 nelma fry into rivers in the Ob-Irtysh basin. Meanwhile, Kondaneft released 3.3 million peled and 129,000 sturgeon fry. Over 2 million sterlet fry were released by specialists from RN-Vankor, 74,000 by Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz, 3,200 by Taas-Yuryakh Neftedobycha, and 1,500 by Angarsk Petrochemical Company.

In the Volga-Ural region, Bashneft oil workers released 19,000 fry of valuable commercial fish, including sterlet and sea trout, into the rivers of Bashkortostan. The Udmurtneft employees released 40,000 sterlet fish into the waterways of Udmurtia. Specialists from Orenburgneft released 20,000 carp fry into water bodies in the Orenburg region.

The Saratov Refinery released more than 32,000 carp fry into the Volga, the Syzran Refinery released 11,400 sterlet fry and 16,500 carp, the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery released 17,000 carp and around 12,000 sterlet, the Kuybyshevsk Oil Refinery released 49,000 carp, and the Novokuybyshevsk Petrochemical Company released 64,300 carp and 83,700 sterlet.

The Tuapse Oil Refinery in southern Russia released 35,600 Black Sea trout, a species listed in the Red Book.

At the request of oil enterprises, fry were raised on specialised fish farms, which provided optimal conditions for their adaptation to and survival in the wild. The most favourable period, when the water is most saturated with oxygen, was chosen for releasing the fry.

The employees of Rosneft subsidiaries actively participate in environmental campaigns and contribute to the development of a culture of rational and responsible consumption of natural resources. Volunteers from the Company’s enterprises regularly clean up litter and improve the banks of rivers, lakes and springs, and conduct environmental education classes in schools.

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Rosneft
November 1, 2025

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