Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev visited the event on 12 - 14 February. Over the past few days, Saudi Arabia has become a center of attraction for energy representatives, oil and gas industry leaders and academia. Participants of the event got an opportunity to exchange experience and professional views on current topics...
The team comprises employees of Kazan Federal University, the Institute of Earth Physics (Russian Academy of Sciences), and Tatneft, one of Russia’s biggest oil companies. The ceremony was held on 2 February in Kazan Kremlin and featured Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Two awardees represent the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies – Senior Research Associate Eduard Ziganshin (Laboratory...
1st International Conference on Oil Condensate and Gas Condensate Reservoir Engineering at Russian Oil Companies was held at the Institute on 25 January. The event was organized by the Department of Petroleum, Gas and Carbon Materials Technology. It was joined by overseas students from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, as well as practicing professionals from local oil and...
Volga Expert Club convened at Bashir Rameev IT Park on 26 January with participation from Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev. The guests discussed science issues, as the year 2024 was named the Year of Scientific and Technological Development in Tatarstan. "I can say one hundred percent that today the attention to this sphere...
The team was headed by Dean of the School of International Education of GUST Liang Xuehong and accompanied by Director of KFU's International Office Olga Vershinina. The guests were welcomed by Deputy Director for Marketing of our Institute, Director of the Center for Advanced Training Ildus Chukmarov, who showed them the 3D Geo Center and spoke...
Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University have solved the problem of stabilizing catalysts in water, significantly increasing economic efficiency. The development is planned to be applied at the Ashalchi field in Tatarstan. Today, unconventional oil recovery requires technologies characterized by high efficiency in terms of both productivity and minimal...
The Center’s supervisory board convened today under the chairmanship of Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Among the participants were Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Oleg Korobchenko, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tatarstan Andrey Pominov, Rector of KFU Lenar Safin, President of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the All-Russian Research Institute...
Below is a translation of an article from the latest issue of Neftegazovaya promyshlennost' (Oil and Gas Industry) magazine. Light oil in Russia is running out, and production requires the development of new technologies. In the old oil-producing region, Tatarstan, the focus is on developing high-viscosity oil fields and extending the life of mature fields. Solutions...
A paper in Journal of Energy Storage discusses a new biodegradable compound for hydrate formation. The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery researches a new class of compounds where castor oil is used as a hydrate formation promoter. Senior Research Associate Matvei Semenov comments, “Special emphasis is placed on the study of toxicity and biodegradation. This is due to the fact that hydrate...
Representatives of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies received the good news this week. The winners from KFU are Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory of In-Situ Combustion Eduard Ziganshin and Junior Research Associate of the Laboratory of Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Underground Reservoirs Airat Yarullin. The award was given for the development, creation and operation of...
