KFU joins trilateral agreement in small-tonnage chemistry
Kazan Federal University, New Chemical Industry venture fund (represented by Nezavisimyi Upravlyayushchii Tovarishch JSC), and Tatarstan Investment and Venture Fund Management Company, have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement aims to establish long-term partnerships and implement joint activities aimed at the scientific and technological development and commercialization of low-tonnage chemical products for the oil and gas...
Institute’s newest tech in enhanced oil recovery presented to RITEK
For two days RITEK, a research and development subsiidary for LUKOIL, learned about enhanced oil recovery technologies developed at the Institute. The large delegation visiting KFU included Dmitry Sleptsov, Deputy General Director for Geology and Field Development and Chief Geologist; Denis Labutin, Head of the Development Department; Stanislav Yanochkin, Head of the Oil and Gas Field...
Joint initiatives discussed with Novatek Scientific and Technological Center
The entity's delegation, led by General Director Vladimir Solovyov, visited the Institute on 11 April. During the visit, representatives of Novatek, including Deputy General Director and Chief Geologist Andrey Devyatov, Deputy General Director for Drilling Maxim Grigoryev, and Deputy General Director for Development Alexander Zaitsev, met with KFU management. KFU representatives at the meeting included Danis Nurgaliev,...
10th Case-UGEO Geological Championship winners determined
The competition focused on global warming and new natural resources of the Arctic. Students from Russia and the CIS countries were tasked with analyzing the dual impact of global warming on the Arctic: on the one hand, it creates new opportunities for the development of natural resources, while on the other, it creates a host of...
10th Tatarstan UpExPro Youth Scientific Conference organized at Institute
More than 150 students, young professionals, and oil and gas industry experts from around the world participated, presenting over 100 scientific papers on current issues in the oil and gas industry. The two-day event was divided into several sections: "Geology and Geochemistry of Oil and Gas, Geological Modeling," "Development of Oil, Gas, and Gas Condensate Fields...
KFU and Alayen Iraqi University discuss cooperation prospects
KFU was represented at yesterday's online meeting by Vice-Rector for International AffairsTimirkhan Alishev, Head of the Cooperation Development Section of the International Office Konstantin Fedotov, as well as representatives of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologie –Pavel Krylov, Deputy Director for Research,Alim Kemalov, Chair of the Department of Oil, Gas, and Carbon Materials Technology,...
KFU scientists show that nickel compound can convert heavy oil into light oil in the reservoir
Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, together with colleagues from Yemen and Mexico, have developed a mathematical model describing the transformation of sulfur-containing compounds during the upgrading of heavy oil in the reservoir. It confirmed the high efficiency of the nickel-containing catalyst they had previously developed. The results of the study, supported by a...
On 60th celebration of Geologist Day in Russia, scholars explain how the science has changed during the decades
This professional holiday was established in 1966. "Geology has undergone colossal changes. In the 1960s, firstly, the technologies we have today didn't exist, and secondly, geology faced completely different challenges," says Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences. "Russia's vast territory was still poorly explored. At that time, a 200,000 survey (a geological survey at a scale...
Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev’s congratulatory message on Russian Geologist Day
Dear friends! The first days of April are a special time for us and our Institute - the first Sunday of this month is the Geologist Day. This day was established 60 years ago, so we have an anniversary this year. I remember that time, although I was little back then. The Geologist Day is our...