FORM 6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer ~~October~~November 13, 2006

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

OAO TATNEFT
(also known as TATNEFT)

(name of Registrant)

75 Lenin Street
Almetyevsk, Tatarstan 423450
Russian Federation

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40F.

Form 20-F...X.... Form 40-F......

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes....... No... X....

~~October~~November 13, 2006

              October                                                                     November 13, 2006, OAO Tatneft issued the following press-release:


                                                                                                                      November 13, 2006


OAO Tatneft announceshas extensionfiled ofits Certificationannual Datereport underon itsForm Global
Depositary20-F Receiptfor Facility2005 fromwith Octoberthe 30,SEC 2006and topublished Novemberits 15,unaudited  interim  consolidated 2006U.S. GAAP

13financial Octoberstatements for the first six months of 2006


OAO Tatneft (the   "Company")  announced announces today that it has extendedfiled fromits Octoberannual 30,
2006report toon NovemberForm 1520-F for 2005  (incorporating,  inter 2006alia, the
Company's  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  for first2005  "Certificationprepared  Date"in  designatedaccordance  with under itsU.S.  generally  accepted  accounting
Amendedprinciples  ("U.S.  GAAP")) andwith Restatedthe Deposit Agreement,U.S.  datedSecurities asand ofExchange  Commission July 10, 2006 (the "Deposit
AgreementSEC"),.  betweenAt the  Company same time,  The Bankthe ofCompany Newpublished York,  as  Depositary  (theon
"Depositary"),  andits ownersweb-site (and  furnished beneficialto Ownersthe ofSEC Globalon Form 6-K) its unaudited  Depositaryinterim  Receiptsconsolidated  U.S. GAAP  financial  statements for the six
thereundermonths ("GDRs")ended June 30, 2006.

AsSelected before,financial  highlights below are based on the ordinaryrespective sharesU.S. GAAP financial  statements of the Company.  underlyingRussian allRuble GDRsamounts
below excepthave those
beneficiallybeen ownedtranslated byinto personsU.S. who,Dollars at the exchange rates on orthe beforelast day of the extendedrespective Certificationreporting Date,period.
(i)
The haveCompany's  certified  thatrevenues theyin are2005 not  "residentwere in300,358 themln UnitedRubles  States"(US$10,436 ormln) as compared to 206,782 mln Rubles  (iiUS$7,452 mln) in 2004. The
havenet certifiedincome thatfor they2005 are  "qualified  institutional  buyers"was 28,242 mln Rubles (orUS$981.3 "QIBs"mln) and
haveas beencompared approvedto by23,410 themln Rubles (US$843.6 mln) in 2004.

The  Company,'s  willrevenues  for bethe soldfirst bysix themonths of 2006 were  Depositary160,860  outsidemln the
UnitedRubles  (US$5,940  mln) Statesas pursuantcompared to Regulation138,816 Smln underRubles
(US$4,842  mln) for the U.S.first Securitiessix Actmonths of 19332005, as
amended,  and, uponthe completionnet ofincome thosewas sales17,922 mln Rubles  (US$661.8 mln) for the proceedsfirst six months of
2006 thoseas salescompared will
be  transferred  to 15,797 mln Rubles (US$551 mln) for the  beneficial  holders   first six months of  such  GDRs  on the  terms  and2005.
conditions
Total  assets of   the  DepositCompany  Agreement.   Thedecreased  certificationfrom  process309,561  will  be
administered  bymln theRubles  Depositary.(US$11,155  Owners  and  beneficial  owners  ofmln) GDRs  may
withdrawas the ordinary shares of the CompanyDecember  evidenced31,  2004,  to by282,144 theirmln GDRs at any timeRubles
prior(US$9,803 tomln) theas earlier of the  extended  Certification  DateDecember 31, 2005, and theincreased dateto on303,591 which
theymln provideRubles to(US$11,210 themln) Depositaryas theof certificationJune described30, above2006.[1]

Forward-lookingTotal  statements:liabilities  This  press-release  mayof containthe certain
forward-lookingCompany  statementsdecreased  offrom OAO  Tatneft.  OAO  Tatneft  does132,431 notmln Rubles  guarantee
occurrence(US$4,772  mln) as of anyDecember  events  mentioned  in31, such2004,  statements  orto the79,734 timemln of theirRubles
occurrence.

[1](US$2,770 Asmln) notedas inof the  Company's  previous  press-releasesDecember 31,  a beneficial  owner's
certification  that he2005,  she orand itincreased either  (i)to is83,058 not  "resident  inmln the  United
States"Rubles or (iiUS$3,067 mln) isas aof QIBJune and30, requests2006.

Total  permissionshareholders'  toequity  increased continuefrom to170,476 holdmln GDRsRubles will
not(US$6,143 bemln) effectiveas unlessof theDecember beneficial31, owner2004,  together withto the  certification198,721 mln Rubles (US$6,904
depositsmln) itsas GDRof withDecember the31, Depositary2005, orand transfersto the216,712 relevantmln GDRsRubles to(US$8,002 amln) blocked
account  withas of June 30, 2006.

The  Depository  Trust   Company,'s  in eitherrepresentatives  casewill until  afterdiscuss the
extended U.S.  CertificationGAAP  Date.financial  Thehighlights  purposefor 2005 and the first half of this  requirement  is2006 toon preventa conference
beneficial  ownerscall thatthe havedetails eitherof (i)  certified  non-Uwhich will be announced separately.S.

Forward-looking  residencestatements:  orThis (ii)
certified  QIBpress statusrelease andcontains certain  requestedforward-looking  permissionstatements of OAO Tatneft.  to  continueOAO toTatneft holdcan GDRsgive fromno
transferring  theirassurance GDRsthat toany aof personthe whoevents ismentioned resident in thesuch United  Statesstatements prior
will occur, or as to the extendedprecise Certificationtiming Dateof their occurrence.


END

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

               OAO TATNEFT

                                                    By: ____________________________________________________

     Name:(Vladimir P. Lavushchenko)
                                                                              Title: (Deputy General Director for Economics, Chairman of Disclosure Committee)

Date: ~~October~~ November 13, 2006

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