Author - Yury Nurmeev

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...

Laboratory of Industrial Automation opened at KFU in cooperation with Reglab and GKS

The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies held the grand opening on 1st April. It was established by KFU in partnership with Reglab, a Russian equipment manufacturer and software developer for enterprise automation systems, and GKS, an engineering company specializing in the implementation of integrated projects for the oil and gas, petrochemical, and energy industries. At...

Institute delegation visits Novatek’s research and laboratory center

Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and his colleagues arrived in Tyumen to get acquainted with the company's capabilities. The company explores, produces, processes, and markets natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The research center, which occupies 13,500 square meters, boasts facilities unique to Russia. It includes not only laboratories but also a core storage facility and...

Institute celebrates 90th anniversary of its famous alumnus, filmmaker Stanislav Govorukhin (1936 – 2018)

Apart from his film career, he also served as a State Duma deputy for several convocations and as Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture. "Stanislav Govorukhin visited Kazan University several times. I had the pleasure of meeting him. He was an extraordinary individual, a fearless person. He could tell anyone the truth. For this,...

Rosneft Days hosted by Institute

Over 400 students from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, the Lobachevsky Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, and the Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management of Kazan Federal University participated in the two-day career event. Representatives of eight Rosneft subsidiaries attended a meeting with university management. Following the meeting, a series of events for...

KFU’s work in petroleum science presented at two conferences

The Tatarstan Academy of Sciences hosted the opening of the scientific and practical conferences Geodynamics and Oil and Gas Prospects of Sedimentary Basins and Petrophysics XXI, co-organized by Kazan Federal University, the Academy, and Tatneft. Participants in the events, held as part of the International Scientific Days and dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the founding...