05Apr

On 60th celebration of Geologist Day in Russia, scientists explain how the science has changed during the decades

This professional holiday was established in 1966. "Geology has undergone colossal changes. In the 1960s, firstly, the technologies we have today didn't exist, and secondly, geology faced completely different challenges," says Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences. "Russia's vast territory was still poorly explored. At that time, a 200,000 survey (a geological survey at a scale...

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02Apr

Laboratory of Industrial Automation opened at KFU in cooperation with Reglab and GKS

The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies held the grand opening on 1st April. It was established by KFU in partnership with Reglab, a Russian equipment manufacturer and software developer for enterprise automation systems, and GKS, an engineering company specializing in the implementation of integrated projects for the oil and gas, petrochemical, and energy industries. At...

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31Mar

Institute delegation visits Novatek’s research and laboratory center

Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and his colleagues arrived in Tyumen to get acquainted with the company's capabilities. The company explores, produces, processes, and markets natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The research center, which occupies 13,500 square meters, boasts facilities unique to Russia. It includes not only laboratories but also a core storage facility and...

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27Mar

Institute celebrates 90th anniversary of its famous alumnus, filmmaker Stanislav Govorukhin (1936 – 2018)

Apart from his film career, he also served as a State Duma deputy for several convocations and as Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture. "Stanislav Govorukhin visited Kazan University several times. I had the pleasure of meeting him. He was an extraordinary individual, a fearless person. He could tell anyone the truth. For this,...

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19Mar

Rosneft Days hosted by Institute

Over 400 students from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, the Lobachevsky Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, and the Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management of Kazan Federal University participated in the two-day career event. Representatives of eight Rosneft subsidiaries attended a meeting with university management. Following the meeting, a series of events for...

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18Mar

KFU’s work in petroleum science presented at two conferences

The Tatarstan Academy of Sciences hosted the opening of the scientific and practical conferences Geodynamics and Oil and Gas Prospects of Sedimentary Basins and Petrophysics XXI, co-organized by Kazan Federal University, the Academy, and Tatneft. Participants in the events, held as part of the International Scientific Days and dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the founding...

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07Mar

Cooperation prospects discussed with Innopolis University

A delegation from Innopolis University, led by Director Dmitry Vandyukov, visited the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. Representing the university, Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Scientific and Educational Center, and Ilyas Idrisov, Research Asscoiate at the Laboratory for Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Underground Reservoirs, attended the meeting with Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector...

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03Mar

Open day for high schoolers held at Institute

The program for the first Open Day of the year at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies was packed with activities: meetings with management, lectures, tours, games, and competitions. Not only Tatarstan schoolchildren but also students from other regions of the country participated. Participants received student ID cards and record books, which were graded by...

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27Feb

KFU providing expertise in enhanced oil recovery in Vietnam

A delegation from Kazan Federal University paid a working visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from February 22 to 27. The delegation included Mikhail Varfolomeev, Director of the Kazan Federal University's Small-Scale Chemical Technology Park and Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, and Dmitry Zharkov, engineer at the Laboratory of Chemical Methods of Enhanced...

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