The production processes at oil pumping stations are changing - the pilot phase is over. The scale of Transneft's infrastructure required a change in the entire management model, and the industry is beginning to transfer proven methods to the entire system.
On November 12, the discussion on a new strategy for managing oil pumping stations of the world's largest pipeline system with a length of over 67 thousand kilometers in 2026 alone ended in Moscow. More than 1,000 production site managers from 64 regions were involved in the discussion. The format check on subsidiaries selected by NPS referral is now complete. Starting January 1, 2027, the updated planning and operation standard will apply to all the company's divisions.
The basis for changes on such a large scale is Transneft's organizational environment - OPTIMUM. The system has been operating for more than five years, and is based on lean production tools. The coverage is confirmed by statistics: training is carried out in 45 skill development centers, employees can make their suggestions for efficient production, and more than 11 thousand such initiatives have already been implemented.
The explanation is simple. Integrating new technological solutions on a network the length of the equator and a half does not work through blind guidelines. The emphasis is on the initiative of local managers and openness to change. Oil transportation moves to work in the format of reference stations, where the efficiency of each process is built into a single control logic.