1. Special Economic Zone
«LOTUS»

2. ADVANTAGEOUS ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

3. OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASPIAN
The Filanovskiy field
The Korchagin field.
Oil production has reached 1.5 million tons per year
"LUKOIL“ has invested over 50 billion RUB.
Drilling to start
in 2015

4. Order processing of any complexity at Astrakhan shipyards
ASTRAKHAN REGION AS PIVOTAL HUB FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF OIL & GAS FIELDS IN THE CASPIAN
Positioning of Astrakhan-based shipyards as focal enterprises for Caspian projects
Order processing of any complexity at Astrakhan shipyards

5. EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING PLATFORMS FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING
Jack-up drilling platform ”Kaspiyskiy Burilshcik”
Jack-up drilling platform
“Neptun”
“Merkuriy”
Jack-up drilling platform
“Astra”

6. EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING PLATFORMS FOR PRODUCTION DRILLING
Stationary technology platform
Zhdanov-А
Ice-resistant platform for the Korchagin field
BUILDING PLATFORMS FOR RUSSIAN, TURKMEN AND KAZAKH SECTORS OF THE CASPIAN
Stationary platform LAM-B
Ice-resistant platform for the Filanovskiy field

7. PROMISING MARKET AND SETTING UP THE SEZ
Assess the need for platforms to meet shelf needs until 2030:
Caspian sea - more than 80 units
( billion €)
Black sea - up to 4 units (0,73 billion €)
Auxiliary fleet - up to 50 units.
Setting up “LOTUS” SEZ (industrial type)
Infrastructure investment - more than 419 million $

8. SUCCESS STORIES

9. LOCATION OF SEZ PLOTS Plot №2
Customs terminal
Plot №2
(territory of municipal entity “Narimanovskiy District”
S=8.3 sq.km)
Plot №1
(based on “Lotus Shipyard”, OJSC
S=1.5 sq.km.)
Residential neighborhood
Administrative and business area

10. SKILLED PERSONNEL RESOURCES
Labor force in Astrakhan region amounts to 675 thousand
(total population thousand)
16 state secondary educational institutions.
More than 20 thousand students, incl.
5 state higher educational institutions.
More than 39 thousand students, incl.
LUKOIL’s corporate offshore personnel training center

11. LOGISTIC CAPABILITIES OF SEZ
HIGHWAY
SERVICE
RAIL LINE
AIR SERVICE
MARINE AND RIVER PORTS

12. Project startup - 6 months
LAND REGISTRATION
All land plots are duly
registered in strict correspondence with the Russian legislation for allocation of Industrial objects and are ready for lease or sale
Project startup - 6 months

13. ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE
Land plots have
access to:

14. FREE ACCESS TO POWER SUPPLY
Power supply access:
SEZ “LOTUS” -
free of charge

15. TAX BENEFITS 2 % 0 % 20 % 2,2 % 1,5 % For SEZ residents: Outside SEZ
up to 150 rubles per 1 hp
2,2 %
1,5 %
For SEZ residents:
Outside SEZ
Revenue tax
Property Tax
(For 10 years
from the date of property registration)
Land Tax
(For 5 years from the date of registering land
plot property rights)
Transport Tax
from the date of vehicle registration)

16. Customs clearance takes 3 hours
CUSTOMS BENEFITS
FREE ZONE REGIME
Foreign goods (equipment, raw materials, components) are allocated and used within SEZ territory
Customs clearance takes 3 hours
SEZ

17. 7 REASONS TO INVEST IN THE “LOTUS” SEZ
Situated in one of the most dynamically developing regions of Russia
Provides unique opportunities to take up major Caspian offshore projects
World class infrastructure
Low cost of land plots
Tax and customs concessions
Business-friendly administration
Comfortable business environment

18. Ministry of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region
WELCOME TO SEZ “LOTUS”!
Ministry of Industry, Transport and Natural Resources of the Astrakhan Region
Sovetskaya str. 12, Astrakhan, the Astrakhan Region, the Russian Federation
Tel. 007 (8512)
Fax 007 (8512)
Ministry of Economic Development of the Astrakhan Region
Sovetskaya str. 15, Astrakhan, the Astrakhan Region, the Russian Federation
Tel (8512)
Fax 007 (8512)