Technology of bitumen characterization in unconventional rocks presented in new paper
The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery published its research in Fuel. “Shale rocks, especially such as the Bazhenov formation and Domanik deposits, are rich in organic matter and have been actively studied in recent years by both scientists and oil industry specialists. However, studying such rocks remains a difficult task. Oil, bitumen, kerogen and water coexist...
Gazprom Neft’s strategic session hosted at Institute
For four days, from September 9 to 12, the attention of the event participants was focused on the problems of processing bottomhole zones and enhancing oil recovery. “The strategic session was jointly held by the Center for Advanced Training and the research division of Gazprom Neft. The key issues were related to the organization of work,...
Cooperation agreement signed with Nafta College
The signing was part of the DECOM-2025 oil and gas discussion forum held in Kazan on 8th to 10th September. KFU students took part in the tournament on managing the development of a digital oil and gas field based on the interactive simulator PetroCup. On the third and final day, a short film, Nikolay Golovkinsky. The Basic Law...
10 IGPT students among winners of the sixth season of Student Startup competition
The results were announced recently by the federal ministry. Here are the young people set to receive 1 million rubles in funding for their projects: Ilmir Gizatullin, Digital flow meter - forecast and retrospective division of production by layers; Nikita Kozyrev, Thermofoam acid compositions with controlled kinetics for increasing well productivity in high-volume oil fields; Bulat Miftakhov, Utilization of...
Kamchatka moved two meters to the southeast after the latest earthquake, says VIce-Rector for Earth Sciences
About 300 million years ago, all the continents were united into the supercontinent Pangea, which over time split into Laurasia and Gondwana, and they in turn - into smaller ones. South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia separated from Gondwana. “220 million years ago, South America broke away from Africa. This is evidenced by the similarity of the...
Geologists explain how meteorites help glance into both the past of the Solar system and the depths of the Earth
All the five meteorites found in Republic of Tatarstan are stored at KFU’s Geological Museum, one of the richest in Russia with 430,000 items and 220 years of history – as long as the university itself. The earliest local meteorite was found in 1899 near the village of Chuvashskie Kisy – and was named as such,...
KFU scientists among top 2% in the world in new rankings
Co-authored by Stanford University and Scopus, the ranking uses an integral parameter, the so-called C-score combining six citation indices. The eight scientists who entered the 2025 list are: Airat Dimiev, Lead Research Associate, Institute of Chemistry; Albert Rizvanov, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Gene and Cell Technologies, Secretary Academician of the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences of the...
Fresh students welcomed to alma mater by Institute leadership
The young people and their future mentors convened at the meeting hall on 1 September. They were greeted by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Acting Director of IGPT Vladimir Silantyev, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director for Moral Education and Social Work Natalya Khorkova, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships...
Ameen Ahmed Al-Muntasser wins Young Researcher of the Year award from Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum
The award was given away during the recent 4th Kazan Global Youth Summit (27 - 30 August). This is one of the six awards of its kind sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; the others are Entrepreneur of the Year, Media Leader of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Cultural Professional of the Year, and...