Oil Transporting Joint-Stock Company Transneft was established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 810 dated August 14, 1993 in pursuance of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1403 dated November 17, 1992. The founder is the Government of the Russian Federation. Transneft, JSC was registered by the Moscow Registration Chamber on August 26, 1993, certificate No. 026.800.