The Sverdlovsk region and TNK-BP signed a strategic cooperation agreement, which will attract additional tax revenue for the budget, the regional administration announced.

The strategic cooperation agreement signed provides for the acquisition of oil company assets in the Sverdlovsk region, including the acquisition of the fueling company Koltsovo and other gas stations. Under the agreement, the government will extend favorable consideration to TNK-BP in acquiring the land along the roads for the construction of gas stations and road service facilities, and to provide various kinds of assistance in the implementation of projects aimed at the development and modernization of the fueling company Koltsovo.