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Scientists find pine forest endangered by grey heron

KFU and Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University researched pines near Panovo village in Tatarstan; the paper appeared in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Associate Professor (Department of General Ecology) Denis Tishin comments, “We study colonies of grey heron. It’s a rather widespread bird in Tatarstan. At a logline near Panovo village we found about 300 nests. The logline is about 100 meters in...

In-situ combustion tests continue at Natih B oilfield in Oman

A paper by Kazan University saw light in FUEL. The ability to profitably develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources is an important aspect of the oil and gas industry. This is true for many countries, with Russia and the Middle East, primarily Oman, deserving special attention. Among unconventional resources, deposits of oil shale hold a special place. In...

Graduate student Anton Fedotov commended at Rosneft seminar

Anton Fedotov was first in the Technology and Techniques of Oil and Gas Extraction section. 193 young professionals from 15 subsidiaries of Rosneft, Russia's oil powerhouse, competed to become the best. They pitched projects in various aspects of oil and gas production. Mr Fedotov comments, "I am a student at the Department of Petroleum Engineering. As part...

Geochemical research presented to Tatarstan Petroleum Chemistry Investment Holding

Rector Lenar Safin visited a regular meeting of the company on 30 May. The event was helmed by Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. KFU presented its latest geochemical research aimed at old deposits. Our scientists currently study reservoir fluids and geological processes in oil and gas production and offer methods for efficient oil recovery. As a result,...

KFU’s research represented at the Practical Aspects of Oilfield Chemistry Conference in Ufa

The conference took place on 23 – 25 May 2023. The University’s delegation comprised Head of Enhanced Oil Recovery at KFU’s Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons Mikhail Varfolomeev, Senior Research Associate Alexander Bolotov, Research Associate Sergey Nazarychev, and Lab Assistant Aleksey Bykov. “We presented chemical reagents for controlling the processes of hydrate formation. Reports were made on the development of surfactant compositions...

Institute hosts Practice Geochemistry 2023 conference

The forum, held on 18 May, was co-organized by Gazpromneft, Geoindicator, and CdoGEO. Among the participants were Tatneft, BashNIPINeft, Strata Solutions, Schlumberger, Okhtin-Oil, Sheshma Oil, Ufa State Petroleum University, All-Russian Research Institute of Petroleum, Ufa University of Science and Technology, Tyumen State University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, and others. The conference was opened by Institute Director, Vice-Rector...