Tatneft is one of the largest producers of crude oil in Russia. Substantially
all of our production and other operations are located in Tatarstan, a republic
of Russia situated between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains and located
approximately 750 kilometers southeast of Moscow. We currently hold most of the
exploration and production licenses and produce substantially all the crude oil
in Tatarstan. As of January 1, 2003, our total Proved Reserves of crude oil were
approximately 838.4 million tons (5,972.0 million barrels (“mmbbl”)).  ... More..."http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2003%2f06%2f30%2f0000950168-03-002263.html#FIS_COMPANY_INFORMATION"