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13Окт

Cooperation agreement signed by Gazprom and the Republic of Tatarstan at the 14th Saint Petersburg International Gas Forum

The document was signed by Rustam Minnikhanov, Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Gazprom. The company will expand its cooperation with scientific, educational, and industrial organizations in Tatarstan. Joint projects and programs are planned in research and education, as well as the development and implementation of advanced technologies developed with the participation of scientific and industrial organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan. “Within the framework of this document, Kazan Federal University will expand its cooperation with Gazprom and its subsidiaries,” said Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, who was present at the signing. “Kazan Federal University is currently conducting research in the exploration of gas fields in Eastern Siberia, developing geochemical research technologies to monitor the development of oil and gas fields and assess the oil and gas potential of fields under development and new territories.” The Vice-Rector also noted that Kazan University plans to improve the qualifications of Gazprom employees at the CdoGEO Center for Advanced Training in areas related to metrology, geophysical exploration, and natural gas production. The signing took place following the plenary session Gas Market 2025–2035: New Shapes in the Context of Transformation, which was also attended by KFU representatives. The session discussed development trends in the global natural gas market, as well as prospects for international cooperation in the changing economic and geopolitical environment. Speakers at the key forum event included: Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, Alexey Miller, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Karankevich, Federal Minister of Oil, Gas, and Water Resources of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ali Pervez Malik, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar, and Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova. Talking about the gas market, the speakers touched on a plethora of other topics – from economic sustainability to education and upbringing. Sergey Tsivilyov, in particular, noted that training for the energy industry begins in schools and continues in universities and colleges. “The program begins in school, with engineering classes, where the foundation for future professionals is laid,” he explained. One of the factors driving the rapid development of the gas sector today is artificial intelligence. However, with the development of AI, the demand for energy resources will increase, Mr Miller stated. He also assured that Russians need not worry – there will be no problems with hydrocarbons in our country – “the future will be bright and warm.” “The Russian Arctic contains 87 trillion cubic meters of gas – and that’s just in our territory. For us, there is no problem of a shortage of traditional fossil fuel energy sources,” stated the head of the gas powerhouse. On the second day of the forum, Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Scientific and Educational Center, held a meeting with representatives of Gazprom Neft to outline avenues for collaboration with the company on projects under the Priority 2030 program. The forum also included business meetings between Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships of IGPT, and representatives of Gazprom, the Russian Gas Society, and Arthur Nwabufo, CEO of ARTANA TECH (Nigeria). “During our conversation with Mr Nwabufo, we discussed a possible visit by the Nigerian Ambassador to KFU to establish cooperation in scientific and educational areas. Nigeria has significant oil reserves and numerous oil and gas companies with which we would like to collaborate, both in terms of training and scientific research. Furthermore, we plan to enhance the skills of workers in the country’s oil and gas industry,” said Dr Chukmarov. “I would like to highlight the meeting attended by Nikolay Isakov, Vice President and Executive Director of the Russian Gas Society; Alik Vildanov, Deputy Head of the Society’s Center for Project Activities and Technologies; and two Gazprom representatives — Alexander Shagov, Head of the HR Department; and Andrey Frolkov, Deputy Head of the Department. We discussed the development of our cooperation. I would like to emphasize that our CdoGEO has been providing advanced training to Gazprom employees for several years now.”
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08Окт

Cooperation agreement signed with Russian Gas Society at 14th Saint Petersburg International Gas Forum

The large-scale meeting takes up October 7th to 10th. The program includes more than 110 events, including conferences, roundtables, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, and exhibitions. It brings together 34,000 participants from 54 countries, including leading experts in the gas industry and related fields, representatives of federal and regional government agencies, and universities. On the first day of the forum, a roundtable discussion, Geological and Geophysical Methods as a Tool for Solving Complex Problems at Different Stages of Field Life: Import Substitution and Personnel, was held. The discussion was moderated by Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Center, and Azat Lutfullin, Deputy Head of the Field Development Department at Tatneft-Dobycha. Speakers included Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, and Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. The event discussed the application of various geological and geophysical methods at various stages of prospecting, exploration, and field development. Issues related to import substitution for geological exploration software and personnel training and retraining were also highlighted. “The roundtable, organized by the Association of Geologists, Geophysicists, and Engineers, addressed current issues in geological exploration,” noted Dr Nurgaliev. “Russia is a vast territory. The methods currently used to prospect for and explore oil and gas deposits are very expensive and time-consuming. However, more modern methods exist. My presentation focused on robotic technologies developed at Kazan Federal University that use artificial intelligence algorithms for data processing.” Ildus Chukmarov’s report was titled A Model for Training Modern Engineers and the Integration of an In-House System for Assessing and Developing Personnel at Oil and Gas Companies and Universities. In the afternoon, on the sidelines of the forum, a cooperation agreement was signed between Kazan Federal University and the Russian Gas Society. The document was signed by Danis Nurgaliev and Nikolay Isakov, Vice President and Executive Director of the Russian Gas Society. The agreement provides for long-term cooperation in research and education, with the goal of training qualified specialists for the oil and gas industry. It also outlines an interest in advanced training and professional retraining for managers and employees of gas companies. “The agreement allows us to enter international educational markets. We will be able to share the technologies developed at KFU with students in various educational programs,” commented the Vice-Rector. Throughout the day, KFU scientists held a number of business meetings. One of the participants was the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the Russian Federation Sidati Cheikh Ould Ahmed Aicha. “Mauritania produces little oil, but the country has gold and uranium. The Ambassador proposed cooperation with KFU in geological exploration. He also stated that the country’s leadership is very interested in conducting environmental research and staff training. We agreed that representatives from Mauritania should soon visit the University. They plan to send their undergraduate and graduate students for training,” said Dr Nurgaliev. The tagline of this year’s forum is Gas Market 2025–2035: New Shapes in a Transforming Environment. It is to be discussed at the plenary session on October 9th.
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19Сен

Gazprom Neft’s strategic session hosted at Institute

For four days, from September 9 to 12, the attention of the event participants was focused on the problems of processing bottomhole zones and enhancing oil recovery. “The strategic session was jointly held by the Center for Advanced Training and the research division of Gazprom Neft. The key issues were related to the organization of work, the current state and prospects for the development of technologies for processing the bottomhole zone of wells, as well as related to the implementation of work to limit water inflow. For the first time, inflow profile alignment technologies were highlighted on the scale of a separate topic,” said Ildar Mannanov, one of the lecturers at the session, Associate Professor of the Department of Petroleum Engineering. Along with KFU teachers, lectures were given by representatives of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and the Tatarstan Research and Project Institute of Oil (TatNIPIneft). Specialists from leading oilfield service companies shared their practical experience during the discussions. “The intensive course was organized to improve the skills of Gazprom Neft employees, set research objectives, discuss the company’s pressing problems and jointly search for solutions,” added Dr Mannanov. The results of the session were summed up by Yan Dolgikh, Project Manager for the Bottomhole Treatment and Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects at Gazprom Neft’s research division. “The event, which was not only educational but also communicative in nature, was attended by employees of several subsidiaries, including the company’s research division, focused on solving problems aimed at increasing oil production volumes and well potential,” he said. “KFU is one of the best universities in the country. During various events, the session participants discussed with scientists and representatives of our division the nuances of the problems arising in subsidiaries. I think we managed to unite, introduce representatives of different structural divisions of the company, and they will exchange experience in solving production problems with each other.” Yan Dolgikh expressed hope that such strategic sessions will become annual. “This session revealed the needs of employees of our subsidiaries for advanced training. CdoGEO offered to conduct courses on topics of interest to us. We will consider this,” he noted. Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov commented, “Such events contribute to the expansion of cooperation between the Institute and industrial partners in a variety of areas, be it employment, industrial internships for students, or business contracts.”
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29Авг

KFU’s work represented at Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum 2025

Kazan Federal University presented projects and innovations at the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum, which is held on 26 – 28 August with the participation of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center. One of the largest events in the Russian oil and gas industry brings together representatives of companies, government agencies and the scientific community not only from Russia, but also from other countries – the Kingdom of Bahrain, Serbia, the Republic of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Mauritania, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The main event of the forum was the plenary session of the international scientific and practical conference Technological leadership and sustainable development: innovative approaches and solutions for the future of the oil and gas industry. Speaking at it, R. Minnikhanov emphasized that the petrochemical complex remains the basis of the Tatarstan economy. The event’s guests of honor were Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Mikhail Ivanov, Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Chairman of the Commission on Energy of the State Council of Russia Aisen Nikolaev, Chairman of the Council of the Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia Yury Shafranik, and others. The report Modern Technologies for Improving the Efficiency of Developing Giant Oil Fields at a Late Stage was presented at the plenary session by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. “KFU has developed the ResNeuro software package for localizing residual oil reserves at fields at a late stage of development. It is based on an innovative method for identifying areas of deposits with the lowest degree of hydrocarbon bio-degradation. Residual oil reserves are most likely to be found in these zones,” he said. According to the Vice-Rector, the software created using neural network technologies has already been tested at fields in Tatarstan. The Kazan Oil, Gas & Chemistry exhibition is held within the framework of the forum, demonstrating the latest technologies, equipment and various inventions to improve the efficiency of oil and gas production and processing. Rustam Minnikhanov visited Kazan University’s stand. Danis Nurgaliev introduced him to the university’s projects and developments. In particular, he mentioned discovery of new hydrocarbon deposits, digital tools for well logging developed jointly with small companies, and catalysts created by university scientists to enhance oil recovery. “Kazan University received a subsidy for the creation and development of an engineering center for heterogeneous catalysis and low-tonnage chemistry, which will operate on the basis of KFU’s Small Tonnage Chemical Technologies Park. It is also presented in the exhibition,” said Mikhail Varfolomeev, Director of the Technology Park. At the scientific and practical conference Raw Materials and Energy Support for the Growth of the Chemical Complex of the Russian Federation, Dr Varfolomeev presented his report The Role of Engineering Centers in the Development and Scaling of Chemical Products: an Example of Low-Tonnage Chemistry for the Oil and Gas and Related Industries. The main goal of the conference, which was attended by leading scientists and experts in the chemical and oil and gas industries, was to discuss current issues related to the development of the Strategy for the Development of the Chemical Industry of the Russian Federation until 2042. Kazan Federal University organized the round table Solving the Problems of the Oil and Gas Industry within the Framework of a World-Class Scientific Center. Its moderator and one of the speakers was Associate Professor Igor Ognev. He told the participants about the work on the study of radioactivity of the Volga region crystalline basement rocks. The report was called Radiogenic Heat of the Volga Region. “The concentration of radioactive elements in the crystalline basement is one of the most important factors determining the heat flow in oil and gas sedimentary basins,” the geologist said. “Kazan University has a unique collection of rocks belonging to the so-called crystalline basement of the Volga region. They were mined from significant (more than 1.5 kilometers) depths and are two to three billion years old. It is from such rocks that most of the earth’s crust in the east of the Russian Plate consists. Determining the concentration of radioactive isotopes of uranium, thorium and potassium in the crystalline basement allows us to shed light on the features of the geothermal structure of the Volga-Ural oil and gas basin.” Alexey Malakhov, Research Associate of the Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, reported on the development of surfactants for increasing oil recovery in a wide range of reservoir conditions. The forum is a good platform for working with industrial partners, commented Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. “Today, a cooperation agreement was signed between KFU and EFT GROUP, a national leader in geodetic equipment and software. The document was signed by Vice-Rector Nurgaliev and Deputy General Director of the company Alexey Raver,” he said. “On September 8, we will begin implementing our new continuing education program, Ground-penetrating radar survey. In addition, on August 29, a meeting will be held at KFU, where a cooperation agreement with the Russian Gas Society will be discussed.”  
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24Июн

Students receive vocational training in oil and gas operator profession at CdoGEO

59 students have graduated from the Center for Advanced Training's latest short educational course for 3rd category oil and gas production operators. The studies, supported by the regional branch of the Russian Society of Student Squads, were implemented as part of federal grant project for student squad participants and was free of charge for the students. They received theoretical instruction and interned at specialized laboratories. As part of the course, the students went to Almetyevsk to train at TsPK-Tatneft, the oil giant's education department. They got acquainted with real-life oil production environments and modern equipment. "95 students of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies have received the production operator qualification this year. This opens new opportunities for them, including paid internships at biggest oil companies like Tatneft, Rosneft, LUKOIL, and Gazprom Neft, and employment prospects. In September, we are enrolling another group and invite everyone to join," noted Deputy Director of IGPT for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov.
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05Июн

Студенты кафедры географии и картографии ИГиНГТ КФУ освоили востребованную геодезическую специальность

36 студентов кафедры географии и картографии Института геологии и нефтегазовых технологий Казанского федерального университета завершили обучение по программе «Замерщик на топографо-геодезических и маркшейдерских работах 3-го разряда». Курс был организован Центром дополнительного образования (CdoGeo) ИГиНГТ при содействии Татарстанского отделения Российских студенческих отрядов (РСО). (далее…)

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30Май

Студенты ИГиНГТ освоили рабочую профессию при поддержке РСО

В Центре дополнительного образования, менеджмента качества и маркетинга (CdoGeo) ИГиНГТ КФУ завершилось обучение по программе «Оператор по добыче нефти и газа 3-го разряда». Курс, организованный при участии Татарстанского регионального отделения Российских студенческих отрядов (РСО), прошли 59 студентов института. (далее…)

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23Май

Студенты 2 курса ИГиНГТ КФУ прошли ознакомительное практическое обучение в Альметьевске

23 мая 2025 года студенты второго курса Института геологии и нефтегазовых технологий (ИГиНГТ) Казанского федерального университета (КФУ), обучающиеся в Центре дополнительного образования, менеджмента качества и маркетинга (CdoGEO) по профессии «оператор по добыче нефти, газа и газового конденсата», успешно прошли ознакомительное практическое обучение в ЧОУ ДПО "ЦПК-Татнефть" в Альметьевске. Это событие стало важным этапом в их профессиональной подготовке и позволило студентам получить первые практические навыки, необходимые для работы в нефтегазовой отрасли. (далее…)

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21Апр

CdoGEO continues providing training to employees of leading local enterprises

From April 7 to 12, courses were held for 13 oil and gas industry experts from different companies, including Transneft, Trayektoriya-Service, Tatneft,TNG-Group, and Gazprom. The training schedule comprised three courses: Laser Scanning for Surveying and Planning, Interpretation of GIS Data from Uncased Wells, and Geophysics for Well Logging. The participants highly appreciated the courses, noting their informative nature and quality of teaching, and many of them expressed their desire to continue their studies. Ninel Gavrisenko, chief specialist of Gazprom in the department of cameral processing, shared her experience, “I am engaged in processing of laser scanning and first attended the CdoGEO course Modern Technologies of Engineering Surveys in 2016. I have now completed the Laser Scanning for Surveying and Planning course. This course was very useful, as I learned a lot of new things despite my years of experience in this field. Everything was perfectly organized, from coffee breaks to lectures by the instructors. I really liked the level of organization and teaching of the course, which includes both theoretical and practical classes. The tours were informative and interesting. You can see that everyone involved in running the course is passionate about what they do, which creates a wonderful atmosphere. I will definitely recommend these courses to my acquaintances. Thank you so much! You are the best!” “We express our sincere gratitude to our instructors and trainees. The courses were a success, and this was possible thanks to the flow of interaction between the instructors, participants, and the Center for Advanced Training. Teamwork always bears fruit. For us, the best result is when our trainees come back to us again and again and bring their friends and colleagues," said Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov. As per the tradition, our clients were given branded souvenirs as tokens of appreciation for their loyalty and hard work.
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25Мар

CdoGEO students: “Everything at the Institute is perfect – the teaching, the equipment, and the modern labs”

CdoGEO has given out certificates to graduates of several short courses, including Interpretation of Seismic Surveys, Control over Field Development with Field Geophysics Methods, and Requirements of Industrial Safety in Mine Surveying. Among the recipients are employees of big companies - Tatneft, SamaraNIPIneft, SurgutNIPIneft, BashNIPIneft, Ritek, and others. At the ceremony, Head of CdoGEO Ildus Chukmarov noted, "63 mine surveyors from Tatneft received online instruction, and 5 more from other companies were studying on-site. It's not easy to conduct mixed format studies without ever losing or disrupting one class. It's very pleasant to see alumni return to alma mater." Alexandra Podkuiko, who works at Ritek, was at CdoGEO for a second time, "Last time the training program was called Geophysical Exploration of Openhole Wells. Boris Platov gave excellent lectures. He explained everything in a simple and accessible way. Even if a person had little experience with geophysics before, everything was clear. There were practical classes. We worked in the geophysical program: we loaded logs, did the processing, interpretation, and distributed them to reservoirs. This time I came to study what geophysical methods are used in the process of field development. I am satisfied with everything, and I would like to thank the teachers for their professionalism." KFU alumnus Ilya Karpov joined the same program. He currently is employed by Bulgarneft in Almetyevsk, Tatarstan's oil industry center. "The course was very interesting and packed. The educators help me find a new outlook on field geophysics. I found new ways to use the methods that I had known before," he commented. 15 employees of Rechitsaneft (Belarus) received instruction in Control over Field Development with Field Geophysics Methods under the guidance of Associate Professor Yekaterina Yachmenyova. Pyotr Manshin (SamaraNIPIneft) was very impressed by KFU's labs, "We visited the labs, and I was pleasantly surprised by their infrastructure. I can say that the Laboratory of Geomechanics is on par with a similar one at the Schlumberger office in Moscow. I was astounded by the level of expertise shown by your young employees. I definitely didn't have that at their age." He plans to come to Kazan in December once again to join a course in Interpretation of Seismic Surveys. Marsel Zaripov (Achimgaz) also visited KFU for a second time, "Before, I visited a course on machine learning in geology. This time it's field geophysics. Everything at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies is perfect - the teaching, the equipment, and the modern labs. Every day we had coffee breaks with Tatar pastry, and we went for sightseeing tours." Over the five days, students gained new knowledge in kinematic and dynamic interpretation of seismic data, including working with VSP data, mapping and velocity modeling, as well as learning about sequence stratigraphy, attribute analysis, AVO analysis and seismic inversion.
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