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Research of gas hydrate formation inhibitors continues at KFU

A paper saw light in Chemical Engineering Science. The latest series of inhibitors developed by scientists of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University surpasses the most effective foreign analogs in terms of their target properties, and also shows a tendency to biological degradation in offshore conditions. Today the developed class of hydrate formation...

Institute visited by Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The meetings took place on March 29. The guest list included:Alexander Sigov, President of Russian Technoloigcal University MIREA, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ;Dmitrii Markovich, Deputy Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the...

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons reports progress made in 2023

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...

How to enhance oil extraction – all about in-situ combustion

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...

Scientists continue inquiries into hydrate-based methane storage technology

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...

Tatarstan State Award in Science and Technology in 2023 given for seismic research

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...

Mikhail Varfolomeev among most cited researchers in 2022 Elsevier rankings

The new database for 2022 features nine names associated with our University. The ranking draws statistics from Scopus, a citation index with over 20 thousand scientific journals and other printed materials. The list for KFU is as follows: Airat Dimiev, Lead Research Associate, Laboratory of Materials for Green Energy; Rawil Fakhrullin, Chief Research Associate, Center for Analytical Biophotonics and...

Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev graduates from federal staff pool program

84 educational and science executives from 27 provinces participated. The graduation ceremony was visited by Vice-Premier of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, Aide to the President of Russia Andrey Fursenko, and Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Valery Falkov. “This program was launched on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to create a personnel management reserve for science, higher...

2nd Сhemical Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery Session held by Kazan University

The event opened on 7 June. The opening ceremony featured Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Director for Chemical Methods of EOR of Gazpromneft Technological Partnerships Olga Chebysheva, and First Deputy Chairman of the Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia Anatoly Zamriy. Vice-Rector Nurgaliev presented KFU, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT), the Center for Liquid...