Tag - World-Class Research Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons expanding links with Sultan Qaboos University

Representatives of the Institute visited the Oil and Gas Research Center (Sultan Qaboos University) in Oman, which is used to develop the latest technologies, including enhanced oil recovery and other promising methods. The main topic of the dialog was the development of joint projects in which IGPT employees are actively involved. According to the plan, they...

Institute toured by ALROSA delegation

On April 15, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies hosted a meeting with representatives of ALROSA. The delegation included Alexey Bondarenko, First Deputy Head of the Vilyuisk Geological Exploration Expedition, Konstantin Garanin, Chief Geologist, Evgeny Goncharov, Head of Expertise and Methodology Department of the Geological Exploration Complex, Andrey Butenko, Head of New Projects Development,...

Invitations open to Practice GeoChemistry 2024

The conference is scheduled for 25 - 26 June 2024; applications until 6 May. The event is co-organized by the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons, and Gazpromneft. More information is available on the website. Among the planned topics are geochemistry, hydrogeology, reservoir simulation, kinetics of organic matter, formation brines, and others. informaczionnoe-pismo-pgc2024Download

KFU researchers study initiators of heavy oil oxidation

They are intended for in-situ combustion. The technology of in-situ combustion for heavy oil production has great potential compared to other thermal methods of enhanced oil recovery, including steam injection, because it can be used for fields with different depths. However, there are a number of technological challenges affecting the efficiency of its application. One of...

Institute visited by students of the Preparatory School

More than 30 young people from China, Chad, Indonesia, Ecuador, Cameroon and other countries visited IGPT on April 17. They were welcomed by Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director of IGPT for Educational Activities, and Yury Nurmeev, International Admissions Coordinator. The group was accompanied by Gulsiyar Muratova, Senior Lecturer of the Preparatory School. Teryokhin told the guests in detail...

Institute visited by Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The meetings took place on March 29. The guest list included:Alexander Sigov, President of Russian Technoloigcal University MIREA, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ;Dmitrii Markovich, Deputy Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the...

Center for Advanced Training and CUPET draw up plans for 2024

Cuba Petróleo Union representatives - HR Director Tania Pérez Delgado and Head of Training and Development Mario Miranda Márquez - visited on 22 February. The sides discussed further cooperation. So far, the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies has graduated 25 CUPET employees from a master's program in petroleum engineering. Furthermore, 267 employees received short-term advanced...

KFU represented at 2024 International Petroleum Technology Conference in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev visited the event on 12 - 14 February. Over the past few days, Saudi Arabia has become a center of attraction for energy representatives, oil and gas industry leaders and academia. Participants of the event got an opportunity to exchange experience and professional views on current topics...

Report out on new nano-catalyst for recovery of viscous oil

Scientists from the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University have solved the problem of stabilizing catalysts in water, significantly increasing economic efficiency. The development is planned to be applied at the Ashalchi field in Tatarstan. Today, unconventional oil recovery requires technologies characterized by high efficiency in terms of both productivity and minimal...

Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons reports progress made in 2023

The Center’s supervisory board convened today under the chairmanship of Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Among the participants were Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Oleg Korobchenko, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tatarstan Andrey Pominov, Rector of KFU Lenar Safin, President of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the All-Russian Research Institute...