Greetings on Geologist’s Day

The message reads, in part:

"You have devoted your lives to a challenging but extremely important profession that requires thorough, in-depth knowledge and special personal qualities such as endurance and dedication, comradely support and devotion to your chosen path. These high moral principles and solid professional traditions are passed down through generations and ensure the effective fulfilment of the tasks facing the personnel of your sector.

I would like to emphasise that you have much to be proud of. Over the past year alone, you have discovered 41 oil and gas condensate fields and 276 deposits of solid minerals. You are successfully implementing Arctic and continental shelf projects, and reliably ensuring the replenishment of the core mineral resources."