Author - Yury Nurmeev

Kazan Golovkinsky Stratigraphic Meeting held at Institute

The conference was opened by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. He emphasized that this year's conference is marked by an important date: November 17 is the 190th anniversary of the birth of Nikolay Golovkinsky. The meeting took up 28 to 30 October. “Golovkinsky is the Einstein of geology, and these are not just fancy words,"...

Institute representatives join 1st Congress of the Association of Geologists, Geophysicists and Engineers

The event was part of the Russian Energy Industry Conference in Moscow on 15 October. The Institute was represented by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of IGPT for Marketing and Director of CdoGEO (Center for Advanced Training), and Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director of Gazpromneft-KFU Center for Marketing. Danis Nurgaliev told about the...

Innovative system of sample loading developed for computed tomography

Employees of the Shell Mechanics Laboratory of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics and the X-ray and Computed Tomography Laboratory of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies have created an innovative system for sample loading. This device, which has no domestic competitors, is designed to control physical and mechanical properties of materials, which is especially...

KFU represented at 22nd Mendeleev Congress in Sirius

From 7 to 12 October, chemists and industrial partners from around Russia gathered in Krasnodar Krai, including Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev and KFU's invited scholar, Professor of the Mexican Petroleum Institute Jorge Ancheyta. “I presented the results of catalytic aquathermolysis technology, which is fundamentally new and allows the conversion of heavy...

Scientists have revealed the synergistic effect of nickel stearate and decalin on the kinetics of processes occurring during heavy oil production

Aquathermolysis catalysts and solvents that can produce hydrogen at elevated temperatures are promising agents for improving the efficiency of oil production using water vapor injection technologies. The aquathermolysis process can reduce the viscosity of heavy crude oil and its sulfur content. In recent years, it has been used for industrial purposes to extract and partially refine...

Negotiations held by Rector Lenar Safin and Gazprom Neft

The talks took place on 15 October. The Rector was joined by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev. The parties discussed cooperation in specialized chemistry for the oil and gas industry. In particular, the main goal of joint work will be to increase the efficiency of specialized chemistry and optimize...

IGPT presents unoxidized bitumen for road construction

The implementation of this project is aimed at developing a progressive technology for production of improved bituminous binders based on domestic petrochemical sources of raw materials. Efficient production technology, product quality and its transportation determine high economic efficiency of the project. The proposed technology consists in the development of a catalytic complex, with the help of...

IGPT and Uzbekistani colleagues research solar power utilization in petroleum industry

The innovative product is going through the commercialization stage. IGPT scientists together with colleagues from the Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute have developed an innovative way to produce hydrogen from water using solar energy. “One of the main challenges in the hydrogen production process is its energy cost. Traditional hydrogen production methods, such as steam reforming of water or...

Scientists give opinions on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

Scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton are recognized “for fundamental discoveries and inventions” that enable machine learning using artificial neural networks. The methods they developed formed the basis for the creation of machine learning algorithms. “The awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics this year is a vivid demonstration of the role of fundamental physics in the...

IGPT scientists contribute to a conference in Suzdal

IGPT representatives took part in the International Conference for the 70th anniversary of the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences 'Data Science, Geoinformatics and System Analysis in Earth Studies', held in the ancient city of Suzdal in Vladimir Oblast. The reports were delivered by...