In Chapter One the terrorists attack the oil refinery in this town.

The town of Nizhnevartovsk

The Russian town of Nizhnevartovsk is located in the Nizhnevartovsky district of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug region. Nizhnevartovsk is situated next to the Ob River.

As early as 1909 people collected firewood on the location where the town is situated now. In 1924 the town was first settled, the search for oil started in the area in 1951. In 1965 oil was discovered and the population started to grow rapidly. The settlement officially became a “Town” in 1972. Currently there are over 241,000 people living in Nizhnevartovsk.

The oil discovery in 1965 became part of the Samotlor oil field which now has over 16000 drill wells. The area produces 57.7% of all the oil in Russia and approximate 7% of the total oil production in the world. Gas is also found in this region and accounts for 4% of the total gas production in Russia.

Currently there are over 50 companies producing oil in the Okrug region.

Resources:

• Satelite image of Nizhnevartovsk (google Maps)
• Nizhnevartovsk
• Nizhnevartovsky district
• the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug region
• Ob River
• Pictures of Nizhnevartovsk
• TNK-BP
• LUKoil
• Surgutneftegas