April 28, 1950 – the first day of the official biography of the TATNEFT Oil Company, the general sponsor of the Ak Bars ice hockey club and the entire Tatarstan ice hockey vertical 

TATNEFT is Russia’s leader in the number of climate projects registered in the National Register. The Company’s portfolio already includes more than 20 environmental projects. TATNEFT is the leader in oil production at mature fields. The company makes a huge contribution to social projects aimed at improving people’s quality of life.

TATNEFT is the hockey vertical of Tatarstan, which includes hockey clubs and children’s sports schools from several cities of the republic: Ak Bars, Neftyanik, Irbis, Sputnik, youth teams and the Ak Bars Ice Hockey Academy. There are also several amateur competitions, including the United Workers Ice Hockey League. This includes more than 13,000 hockey players, 50 indoor rinks, 40 hockey schools, 600 outdoor boxes and 200 tournaments per year.

TATNEFT is an Association for the Development of

Ice Hockey in Islamic Countries: annual tournaments with the participation of national teams, training camps in Kazan and Almetyevsk, the largest ice hockey infrastructure and technologies for coaching players, coaches and referees. 

TATNEFT today is a big and friendly working family. More than 80,000 employees and 20 areas of activity. It’s a long and glorious journey, and it continues.