Declining natural gas volumes led to changes in optimalization of production operations and sparked efforts to stabilize unfavorable development.

The introduction of dispatching, online monitoring of production at all centers and the opportunity to report and evaluate operational data all significantly contributed toward optimizing production. Many operations and preventive activities were also optimized. The ability to monitor operation at the centers and their status in real time as part of daily nominations of productionon rates contributed considerably to flexibility in production and its more effective management.

Another priority is to reduce energy intensity of technology by using more modern, cutting-edge equipment while remaining economically efficient and guaranteeing sufficient financial returns. Following recommendations made at an energy audit, selected electrical production center equipment was modernized and greater addressability was introduced in the monitoring of electricity consumption, with the emphasis on energy efficiency.