Author - Yury Nurmeev

Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev included into Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan‘s Personnel Reserve list

Personnel Reserve of the Republic of Tatarstan is a project aimed at fostering local managerial talent. Mikhail Varfolomeev is also currently Deputy Director for Research at the Gazpromneft-KFU Research and Development Center. Since 2023, he has been a member of the Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education. To participate in the project, the scientist underwent a...

Pertinent issues discussed at Practice GeoChemistry 2024

3rd Scientific and Practical Conference on Petroleum Hydrogeology, Geochemistry and Hydrodynamic Modeling opened at Kazan Federal University on 25 June. The conference is organized by the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT) and the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons. Danis Nurgaliev, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, opened the conference. He noted that...

Institute visited by Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Dmitry Afanasyev

On June 12 Dmitry Afanasyev visited the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. He was met at the Institute by Marat Safiullin, Vice-Rector for Economic and Strategic Development, and Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences. The meeting was also attended by Mikhail Varfolomeev, Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, and Alexander Bolotov, Roman Paveliev,...

Applications open for Hard-to-Recover Reserves 2024

The conference is going to be held on 23 - 25 September 2024 in Almetyevsk. The conference aims to assess the capabilities of young researchers, students, and professionals in research endeavors, foster project initiatives, and facilitate the free exchange of information and viewpoints among scientists and practitioners in hard-to-recover-reserves. The conference provides a valuable platform for...

Applications open for Carbonate Sediments 2024

The conference is going to take place on 14 - 16 August 2024. The conference aims to assess the capabilities of young researchers, students, and professionals in research endeavors, foster project initiatives, and facilitate the free exchange of information and viewpoints among scientists and practitioners in carbonate sediments. The conference provides a valuable platform for young...

KFU and Gazpromneft signed cooperation agreement in petrochemistry during Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum

Rector Lenar Safin arrived with a working visit to St. Petersburg to participate in SPIEF, one of the biggest global events in international economic cooperation. On the sidelines of the forum, KFU and GPN signed the agreement on cooperation in the production of low-tonnage chemistry. The document was signed by Lenar Safin and Alexei Vashkevich, Deputy Head...

Director of KFU’s Magnetic Observatory Mikhail Cherzor celebrates 85th birthday

One of the most senior employees of Kazan Federal University has been warmly congratulated by his many colleagues and students. Mr Cherzor was born in Kazan, where after graduating from school with a silver medal he enrolled in Kazan State University (now Kazan Federal University). “It is noteworthy that I could have graduated with a gold medal,...

PhD student Alfayaad Assim Ghani Hashim among winners of Engineer of the Year in Tatarstan 2023

He was commended in the Petroleum Industry nomination in the Youth/Success/Prospects category. His project Intensification of oil production using wave technology at the late stage of field development is characterized by a significant scientific and applied potential for oil industry enterprises and can be tested at one of the oil and gas producing fields of Tatarstan....

PhD student studies influence of ultrasound on rheological properties of heavy oil

Heavy oil, with its high viscosity and complex composition, presents significant technological and economic challenges for the oil industry. Therefore, the development of new technologies to effectively change the rheological properties of heavy oil is a pertinent task for the oil and gas sector. One of the promising directions for solving this problem is the...

Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Challenges Facing the Petroleum Industry conference wrapped up

The event took place on 29 – 31 May; the organizers were the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT) and the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons (CLH). The conference partners were Gazpromneft, SNF Vostok, POLYMER SYSTEMS, SIBUR Holding, NORCHEM Group of Companies, the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing, and the Eco-Geo-Neft Charitable Foundation. The three-day conference...