23Apr

KFU employees elected to the board of the Association of Geologists, Geophysicists, and Engineers

The AGGE’s cluster convention is being held in Saint-Petersburg on 20 – 23 April. The two individuals joining the board are Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and Chief Research Associate Anastasia Yusupova. Among AGGE’s main objectives are developing Earth sciences and engineering in Russia, championing innovations, and advancing technological progress. “Kazan University participates in the activities of AGGE. This organization,...

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19Apr

Surgutneftegaz offers paid internships and employment to students

A meeting at the Institute was held on 17 April. The guests were Chief of Recruitment at the Department of Exploration Alexander Bachurin and Head of Regional Engineering Service of the Combined Expedition of Deep Exploration Drilling Artur Zakharyan. Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev welcomed the invitees and spoke about IGPT's projects and facilities, including the...

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17Apr

KFU joins trilateral agreement in small-tonnage chemistry

Kazan Federal University, New Chemical Industry venture fund (represented by Nezavisimyi Upravlyayushchii Tovarishch JSC), and Tatarstan Investment and Venture Fund Management Company, have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement aims to establish long-term partnerships and implement joint activities aimed at the scientific and technological development and commercialization of low-tonnage chemical products for the oil and gas...

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17Apr

Institute’s newest tech in enhanced oil recovery presented to RITEK

For two days, RITEK, a research and development subsiidary of LUKOIL, learned about enhanced oil recovery technologies developed at the Institute. The large delegation visiting KFU included Dmitry Sleptsov, Deputy General Director for Geology and Field Development and Chief Geologist; Denis Labutin, Head of the Development Department; Stanislav Yanochkin, Head of the Oil and Gas Field...

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15Apr

Joint initiatives discussed with Novatek Scientific and Technological Center

The entity's delegation, led by General Director Vladimir Solovyov, visited the Institute on 11 April. During the visit, representatives of Novatek, including Deputy General Director and Chief Geologist Andrey Devyatov, Deputy General Director for Drilling Maxim Grigoryev, and Deputy General Director for Development Alexander Zaitsev, met with KFU management. KFU representatives at the meeting included Danis Nurgaliev,...

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13Apr

10th Tatarstan UpExPro Youth Scientific Conference organized at Institute

More than 150 students, young professionals, and oil and gas industry experts from around the world participated, presenting over 100 scientific papers on current issues in the oil and gas industry. The two-day event was divided into several sections: "Geology and Geochemistry of Oil and Gas, Geological Modeling," "Development of Oil, Gas, and Gas Condensate Fields...

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09Apr

KFU and Alayen Iraqi University discuss cooperation prospects

KFU was represented at yesterday's online meeting by Vice-Rector for International AffairsTimirkhan Alishev, Head of the Cooperation Development Section of the International Office Konstantin Fedotov, as well as representatives of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologie –Pavel Krylov, Deputy Director for Research,Alim Kemalov, Chair of the Department of Oil, Gas, and Carbon Materials Technology,...

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08Apr

KFU scientists show that nickel compound can convert heavy oil into light oil in the reservoir

Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, together with colleagues from Yemen and Mexico, have developed a mathematical model describing the transformation of sulfur-containing compounds during the upgrading of heavy oil in the reservoir. It confirmed the high efficiency of the nickel-containing catalyst they had previously developed. The results of the study, supported by a...

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05Apr

On 60th celebration of Geologist Day in Russia, scholars 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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