On April 2, 2009, an agreement has been signed between Palmali Group of Companies and TNK-BP, whereby Palmali Group of Companies will carry out transportation of crude oil and oil products through inner water ways of Russian Federation and organize transshipment via storage tanker in Kerch Strait. In the forthcoming navigation season, it has been contemplated to perform shipment of about 1 million tons of crude oil and oil products for the oil company TNK-BP with the tanker fleet of Palmali Group of Companies.