The meeting took place on 18 June with participation from Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. The sides discussed further cooperation in the oil and gas industry. Notably, the two sides have been partners since 2015. During today’s meeting, they agreed to continue joint research in enhanced oil recovery and catalysts for underground oil refining. Additionally, research...
The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 4th Annual Conference on Potential of the North of Western Siberia: Resources and Technologies in Tyumen. The document, which involves interaction in the science, education and innovation, was signed by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and the General Director of NOVATEK STC Vladimir Solovyov. It talks about joint research and...
Professors from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies became scientific supervisors to three doctoral students who defended their dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the dissertation council at Karaganda Technical University. The scientific consultant of Akmaral Demeuova, whose dissertation research is called Geological and geochemical conditions for the formation of zones...
The Laboratory of Hydrate Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Storage and Utilization has developed a laboratory complex that can produce, press, and test gas hydrates, as well as manage the process of gas extraction from them. Ahead of Inventor and Innovator Day, celebrated on June 27, we spoke with the creator of this scientific complex, Matvey Semyonov,...
“This internship became the first important stage of field training for future geologists,” said Vladimir Silantyev, the internship supervisor and Acting Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. “During the internship, the students completed six training routes and described more than 50 observation points.” Fieldwork was conducted at various geological sites, including the quarry of the...
All 16 graduates of the English-language program received excellent grades. This international program, implemented by KFU, is aimed at training specialists in the interpretation of geophysical data and the construction of geological and hydrodynamic models of oil and gas fields. "This year's graduates include representatives of five countries: Russia, the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic...
The award is presented to young researchers conducting research in the most promising and significant areas of science and practice for the socioeconomic development of the Republic of Tatarstan. Dinara Miftakhutdinova's research is titled Ichnofacies Study of Devonian and Carboniferous Oil-Bearing Terrigenous Deposits of the South Tatar Arch and Adjacent Territories as a Tool for Reconstructing...
A castor oil-based biopromoter developed by researchers at the Laboratory of Hydrate Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Utilization and Storage at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies allows for the long-term stabilization of associated petroleum gas hydrate granules. “Billions of cubic meters of associated petroleum gas are flared annually in oil-producing regions – this is both...
On 26 - 28 May, the event brings together representatives of oil producing and oilfield service companies, research and development centers, academic institutes, universities, and developers and manufacturers of specialized chemical products and equipment from Russia, China, Vietnam, France, Oman, and Kazakhstan. "This year, more than 250 people are participating in the conference, 90 of them...
The Peking University delegation visited on 27th and 28th May. Importantly, a week ago, President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin officially launched the China-Russia Mutual Years of Educational Cooperation in 2026 and 2027. The Peking University group comprised Deputy Dean of the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences of Shen Bing, Professor Zhang Bo, and PhD student Yelizaveta Grigoryeva; they were joined by...
