Yukos Oil Corporation

Headquartered in Moscow, Russia, YUKOS is one of Russia's largest publicly traded fully integrated petroleum companies, and its undisputed leader in production growth, refining, light product yield, and market capitalization growth. Through its upstream and downstream divisions, YUKOS EP and YUKOS RM, YUKOS is involved in every aspect of the oil industry, from the well head to the filling station. YUKOS EP's three regional organizational units are: Yuganskneftegaz, Samaraneftegaz and Tomskneft. YUKOS RM operates five refineries: Kuibyshev, Novokuibyshevsk, Syzran, Achinsk, and the recently-acquired Angarsk Petrochemical Company. It also runs twelve distribution companies and 1,400 filling stations under the YUKOS brand name. YUKOS as a whole currently employs 85,000 people. The Company is committed to implementing western management practices such as good corporate governance and transparency, improving efficiency and performance, and creating superior value for its shareholders, customers, and employees.