In April 2006 Imperial Energy established its own drilling company Rus Imperial Group (RIG).

The drilling company aims to become a strong local oil services player and has been formed in response to the increasing demand for the services of drilling companies and the significant inflation in drilling costs and expenses, particularly in the Tomsk region.

To date, RIG has ordered three new drilling rigs which are British designed and fabricated in China. These top-drive rigs use the latest technology with the capability to drill down to 5,000 metres. They are also skid mounted for ease of transportation by helicopter or with Imperial’s recently acquired all terrain Huskey transport vehicles. RIG’s well services equipment includes a brand new workover rig Rig-KRS-1 fabricated in ELAZ (Russia).

RIG now has its own separate offices and facilities in Tomsk and currently employs around 300 people.

RIG has moved forward with its main assignment - drilling wells for Imperial Energy and has also stepped into the supervision role of the drilling operations for Imperial Energy in Kazakhstan.

RIG has its own web site at www.rusimperial.com.