Science and technics

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).

The research results have been published in the Journal of Mining Institute (Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University). On March 10, 1906, one of the most tragic accidents in the history of the mining industry occurred at the Courrières coal mine in France. An explosion of firedamp (mine gas) led to the detonation of coal dust. Mine supports were destroyed, and a fire broke out, claiming the lives of 1,099 miners.

Research results in the field of improving the efficiency of needle coke production have been published in the authoritative scientific journal International Journal Of Engineering. It is published by the Materials and Energy Research Center (Iran).