Applications open for Carbonate Sediments 2024

The conference is going to take place on 14 - 16 August 2024. The conference aims to assess the capabilities of young researchers, students, and professionals in research endeavors, foster project initiatives, and facilitate the free exchange of information and viewpoints among scientists and practitioners in carbonate sediments. The conference provides a valuable platform for young...

KFU and Gazpromneft signed cooperation agreement in petrochemistry during Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum

Rector Lenar Safin arrived with a working visit to St. Petersburg to participate in SPIEF, one of the biggest global events in international economic cooperation. On the sidelines of the forum, KFU and GPN signed the agreement on cooperation in the production of low-tonnage chemistry. The document was signed by Lenar Safin and Alexei Vashkevich, Deputy Head...

Director of KFU’s Magnetic Observatory Mikhail Cherzor celebrates 85th birthday

One of the most senior employees of Kazan Federal University has been warmly congratulated by his many colleagues and students. Mr Cherzor was born in Kazan, where after graduating from school with a silver medal he enrolled in Kazan State University (now Kazan Federal University). “It is noteworthy that I could have graduated with a gold medal,...

PhD student Alfayaad Assim Ghani Hashim among winners of Engineer of the Year in Tatarstan 2023

He was commended in the Petroleum Industry nomination in the Youth/Success/Prospects category. His project Intensification of oil production using wave technology at the late stage of field development is characterized by a significant scientific and applied potential for oil industry enterprises and can be tested at one of the oil and gas producing fields of Tatarstan....

PhD student studies influence of ultrasound on rheological properties of heavy oil

Heavy oil, with its high viscosity and complex composition, presents significant technological and economic challenges for the oil industry. Therefore, the development of new technologies to effectively change the rheological properties of heavy oil is a pertinent task for the oil and gas sector. One of the promising directions for solving this problem is the...

Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods: Challenges Facing the Petroleum Industry conference wrapped up

The event took place on 29 – 31 May; the organizers were the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT) and the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons (CLH). The conference partners were Gazpromneft, SNF Vostok, POLYMER SYSTEMS, SIBUR Holding, NORCHEM Group of Companies, the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing, and the Eco-Geo-Neft Charitable Foundation. The three-day conference...

KFU represented at the Developing Carbon Potential – Green Technologies conference in Ufa

The event took place at Ufa State Petroleum Technical University on May 21 - 23, organized by the Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons and the Institute of Scientific Communication. More than 100 leading scientists and talented young researchers from foreign and Russian universities, as well as authoritative figures of science and higher education from other countries, such...

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons’ projects in oilfield chemistry presented at a conference in Ufa

Scientists of the Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies represented Kazan Federal University at the conference Practical Aspects of Oilfield Chemistry on 22 - 24 May. The co-organizers were Rosneft-BashNIPIneft Research Institute and Bashkortostan Academy of Sciences. This year the delegates of the conference discussed topical issues of oilfield chemistry and automation of oil and...

Research shows acetic acid salts simplify the production of heavy oil

Picture URL: https://pubs.acs.org/cms/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c04335/asset/images/medium/ie3c04335_0016.gif KFU's project is supported by the Russian Science Foundation. According to the official website of the Russian Science Foundation, Kazanian scientists managed to find out that acetates - salts of acetic acid with transition metals - in combination with steam treatment reduce the viscosity of heavy oil by 58%. This approach was 19% more...

First ever geothermochronology conference held at Institute

The event spanned from 15 to 19 May and was attended by more than 70 people from Kazan and various cities of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Syktyvkar, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Magadan, and Yakutsk. Among the participants there were also representatives of China, France, USA, and Kazakhstan. The moderators of the event were Anna Kulikova, Senior Research...