Vladimir Borisov: the oilfield services industry to require from six months to two years for full import substitution.

The introduction of the new sanctions against the energy and financial sectors of Russia as well as its military-industrial complex by the United States and the EU has provoked a number of discussions in the oil and gas professional circles: whether to arrange the sanctions exemption or bluff its own way, because not all foreign technologies in the oil and gas industry can be replaced by the Russian analogs. Meanwhile, the experts state that the ban on the supply of the equipment for oil and gas companies already reflected in the regional market. Vladimir Borisov, the President of Tyumen oil and gas companies association commented upon the ways of solving the problems with the supply of equipment for the oil and gas industry to Oil and Gas Information Agency "Samotlor Express".

"The issue of the import substitution can not be solved in one day. Russian market is presented with its own oil service companies by less than one-third. You can not transfer a million passengers with the transport system designed for 300,000. More capacity is necessary. And most importantly, the desired work force!