Science and technics

Students of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University participating in a Summer School at China University of Petroleum (Qingdao) (UPC) were shown the university’s main practical training centre, where laboratories reproduce the full range of real-world production processes used by oil and gas enterprises.

Students of the Mining University are undergoing an internship at China University of Petroleum in Qingdao (China University of Petroleum, UPC), where future specialists are being introduced to theories and practices in oil and gas engineering, energy, and engineering sciences. During the first few days, the students attended lectures in English, mastering specialized energy modules, visited TELD, the city’s largest industrial enterprise, and immersed themselves in the country’s culture.

At Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, from April 6 to 10, the 21st All-Russian Conference-Competition of Projects “Topical Issues of Subsoil Use” will take place. One of the organizers is the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO, established on the basis of the university.

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University and the China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB) held an online seminar to identify areas for a joint scientific and educational agenda. A roadmap for cooperation is currently being prepared, following the agreement reached by the parties at their meeting in Saint Petersburg in December of last year.

The UBRSP-100 unit for the development and servicing of oil and gas wells was manufactured by Hydropromservice Research and Production Association LLC by order of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. It will become part of the equipment complex for the superdeep research well in the Komi Republic.

The article ”An optimization technique based on mechanical specific energy concept to improve drilling efficiency: a case study” by researchers from Sahand University of Technology (Tabriz) has been published in the scientific journal ”Journal of Mining Institute” (Zapiski Gornogo Instituta).

The article ”Analysis of specifications of bifacial photovoltaic panels” was published in the journal ”Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews”.

The student team of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University won the “Best Well Management” category at the PetroCup International Student Oil and Gas Olympiad (Northern Eurasia League). In the overall standings, the university placed second. The top three also included ITMO University and Saint Petersburg State University.

The results of a joint study by scientists from the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University and Shiraz University (Iran) were published in a special issue of the ”Journal of Mining Institute” (Zapiski Gornogo instituta) on the topic of digital transformation at energy, oil and gas, and mining and metallurgical enterprises.

The results of the joint research by scientists of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, Saint Petersburg, Russia and Department of Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran have been published in International Journal of Engineering. It is published by the Materials and Energy Research Center (Iran).