KFU students third in OilCase 2023 contest
The results of the largest Russian competition in case solving in petroleum science and petroleum engineering have been publicized. Over 800 participants from Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tyumen, Ufa, Perm, Orenburg, Nefteyugansk and Tomsk took part in the OilCase 2023. Kazan was represented by master's students Azat Galiev and Ilya Fedorov (Institue of Geology and Petroleum...
Cooperation agreement signed with Iran University of Science and Technology
Rector Lenar Safin’s visit to Iran continues. At the meeting, he was accompanied by First Vice-Rector Dmitry Tayursky and Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. IUST was represented by Vice-Chancellor for Technology and Innovation Said Mohammad Ali Butorabi, Vice-Chancellor for Research Dawood Yunesyan, PR Director Puyan Ayar, and others. The two sides discussed cooperation, including artificial intelligence in the hydrocarbon industry. The Kazanites visited IUST”s...
Deputy Director Vladislav Sudakov joins memorandum signing ceremony with Shiraz University
The delegation to Iran was headed by Vice-Rector for International Affairs Timirkhan Alishev. Shiraz University is a comprehensive educational institution offering programs in engineering, petroleum industry, materials science, social sciences, and humanities. The sides presented each other’s strategies and current developments and discussed cooperation in research and academic exchange. The signing was preceded by Shiraz University Chancellor Mohammad...
Talks held with Uralchem Innovation
A visit to the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies and the Institute of Chemistry took place on 19 June. Of special interest to the guests were KFU labs’ capabilities to scale up production of chemical products, from catalysts to polymers and composites. The delegation spoke about catalyst production and oilfield products with the Head of Enhanced...
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...
Institute visited by Minister of Higher Education of Cuba
Minister Walter Baluja Garcia and his colleagues arrived on 8 June. They were met by President of Kazan University Riyaz Minzaripov, Director of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies and Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, and Deputy Director of IGPT for Marketing Ildus Chukmarov. The Cuban guests started their tour at the History Museum,...
2nd Сhemical Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery Session held by Kazan University
The event opened on 7 June. The opening ceremony featured Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Director for Chemical Methods of EOR of Gazpromneft Technological Partnerships Olga Chebysheva, and First Deputy Chairman of the Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia Anatoly Zamriy. Vice-Rector Nurgaliev presented KFU, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies (IGPT), the Center for Liquid...
2nd GeoFest held at UNICS Center
The festival, organized by KFU and Russian Geographical Society, took place in the evening of 2 June and comprised 10 lectures and 17 interactive booths and stands. The event was visited by President of KFU Riyaz Minzaripov, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Minister of Forestry of Tatarstan Ravil Kuzyurov, Chairman of the Tatarstan Branch of the Russian Geographical...