Protection and rational use of land

LAND RECLAMATION AND FOREST PROTECTION

During reclamation of used lands, “Surgutneftegas” PJSC combines an ecosystem and a comprehensive approach, which allows to achieve environmentally and economically effective results using natural processes of overgrowing and local species of plants with minimal disturbance (the use of equipment and materials that minimize the load on the soil during land reclamation), create forest covered areas, which surpass the original ones in terms of productivity (after the reclamation is completed, we continue monitoring young plants, if necessary, additional ones are planted).

Responsible attitude towards the restoration of disturbed lands and a high level of production discipline for many years has allowed “Surgutneftegas” PJSC to consistently return significant areas of land to the Forest Fund of the Russian Federation without delay. In 2025, the Company returned 11,019 hectares of land to the Forest Fund of the Russian Federation.

When choosing the reclamation technology, presented in the project documentation, the specialists are primarily guided by specific natural conditions at the location of the disturbed site. Technology and equipment for reclamation are unique and selected individually for each type of landscape.

As part of measures taken by the Company to protect forests from fire, all stationary and mobile points of production sites are equipped with fire-fighting equipment, the machinery in use must be fitted with spark arresters. Mineralized fire barrier strips stretching in total for 66.05 kilometers are created or being cut through along the borders of the forests. We set up and operate 52 stations with fire-fighting equipment, erected and updated 713 fire safety banner stands.

Every year, “Surgutneftegas” PJSC performs forest restoration works; in 2025, more than 4,794 thousand common pine saplings and more than 57 thousand saplings of larch were planted over the area of 2,371 hectares.

Land area in use by “Surgutneftegas” PJSC, ha

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION

“Surgutneftegas” PJSC sets up an out-of-staff accident rescue unit consisting of nine squads. This unit operates at oil and gas production divisions of the Company and at the lubricants and chemical additives facility of Vitim in the technical maintenance and equipment completing base in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Company’s out-of-staff accident rescue unit is outfitted with modern equipment, special vehicles, means of communication and materials for localization and elimination of oil and oil product spills on the surface of water bodies, in the coastal zone and on land, as well as for land reclamation.

In 2024, the out-of-staff accident rescue unit was recertified to perform the works for search and rescue operations, elimination of oil and oil product spills in the territory of the Russian Federation, excluding internal sea waters and territorial sea (No. 16205 dated 25.07.2024, Reg. No. 16/2-1-490).

The procedures for the out-of-staff accident rescue unit are provided for in plans for prevention and elimination of oil and oil products spills. The Company has fully ensured the development, agreement and approval of the plans for prevention and elimination of oil and oil products spills for all operating production facilities.

In 2025, at comprehensive exercises of out-of-staff accident rescue units, involving the representatives of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM of Russia), the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor), the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor), state authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation and the local authorities, practical measures were implemented on localization and elimination of the greatest possible and predictable oil and oil product spills in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in the territory of Irkutskaya Oblast and Krasnoyarsky Krai.

The Company obtained approvals, stating that “Surgutneftegas” PJSC is ready to perform elimination of oil and oil product spills.

A high level of equipment availability, impeccable professional training of the rescuers, skills brought to automatism and, of course, complete mutual understanding and support allow the squads to efficiently act in any conditions despite the type of terrain, weather or season, and to avoid the spread of oil and oil products spills and the death of animals.

The Company regularly renews the operated fleet of machinery and equipment to eliminate contamination, the consequences of the greatest possible and predictable oil and oil product spills, reclaim polluted land plots.