Students receive vocational training in oil and gas operator profession at CdoGEO
59 students have graduated from the Center for Advanced Training’s latest short educational course for 3rd category oil and gas production operators. The studies, supported by the regional branch of the Russian Society of Student Squads, were implemented as part of federal grant project for student squad participants and was free of charge for the students....
Scientists explain how shale oil-bearing rocks of the Volga-Ural region came to be
The researchers have studied the geochemical composition and conditions of formation of Domanik deposits (Semiluksk horizon) in the Volga-Ural oil and gas province, which made it possible to determine their oil-generating properties. “Traditional oil reserves in our region are at a very late stage of development – they are close to exhaustion. In order to maintain the resource...
First detailed map of geological zoning of Eastern Trans-Kama region of Tatarstan compiled by Associate Professor Airat Latypov
The region includes 14 of 43 municipal districts of Tatarstan, including the second biggest city of the province, Naberezhnye Chelny, and other important centers, primarily of the oil industry. "Eastern Trans-Kama is noted by active tectonics, complex landscapes, and intense denudative destruction. Alluvial sediments are omnipresent. That's why the territory is known for karst and suffusion...
Engineering center to be created at the Low Tonnage Chemistry Technology Park
The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education pledges to allocate 250 million rubles in the next two years for the project. A total of 228 applications were submitted for the competition, which was held with the aim of forming a scientific infrastructure for research and development in priority areas of scientific and technological development, of...
Cooperation discussed with Yangtze University
A video call was held on 10 June. KFU was represented by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Deputy Director of IGPT for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of IGPT for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director of IGPT for Research Pavel Krylov, Senior Lecturer Boris Platov, and International Cooperation Officer Yury...
KFU offers innovative solutions for Black Sea oil spill cleanup
A special event of the 5th Congress of Young Scientists was held, dedicated to eliminating the consequences of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait. The purpose of the meeting was to select the best technological solutions to eliminate the problem on the Black Sea coast. Our researchers presented innovative solutions and took an active part...
KFU’s work presented at Potential of the North of Western Siberia: Resources and Technologies Conference
The event took place on June 3–4 in Tyumen. The conference, organized by NOVATEK, was joined by employees of a number of Russian and foreign companies, universities, and research institutes, including CNOOC (China), RIPED (China), and Belorusneft. The main topic of discussion was maintaining production levels at existing gas fields, including gas condensate fields. The plenary session was...
Development of Gas Condensate Deposits session held at KFU
Representatives of Russian oil and gas companies, universities, research institutes, and scientific centers discussed issues related to improving the efficiency of developing such deposits. The event was headed by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and moderated by Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazprom Neft-KFU Center Vladislav Sudakov, and Head of the Product Development Program...
Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods conference held at KFU
The event took place on 27 and 28 May. The two-day event brought together more than 150 specialists from Russia, China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Among the participants were representatives of the academic community, employees of oilfield service and oil production companies, including such industry giants as Gazprom Neft, Tatneft, SIBUR, SNF Vostok, as well as...