Science and technics

A delegation from Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University has begun discussions with colleagues from the University of Malaya in the Malaysian capital on the roadmap for the events of the first session of the Raw Materials Dialogue. It will be held in Kuala Lumpur in the autumn of 2025.

During the official visit to St. Petersburg, the delegation from Balochistan visited Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. Rector Vladimir Litvinenko, during a working meeting with the governor of the province, Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, proposed to begin cooperation by including a representative from Balochistan in the annual program for training foreign managers in the raw materials sector, ”Managing Subsurface Resources Issues.” If there are more potential participants, the Mining University is prepared to create a separate group for Pakistanis.

By March 2014, when the United States and the European Union imposed the first package of economic sanctions against Russia, the share of domestic equipment in our oil and gas sector was 43%. The forced restriction of imports stimulated domestic production growth, and this share increased to 62%. The goal for 2035 is 90%.

On Wednesday, April 9, a working meeting was held at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University with representatives from the University of Malaya, one of the oldest and leading universities in Malaysia. In a videoconference format, the parties discussed the details of organizing the Russia-Malaysia Raw Materials Forum.

The technology involves the disposal of environmentally hazardous phosphogypsum dumps with the extraction of valuable products for the chemical and metallurgical industries, as well as agriculture, along with the simultaneous extraction of rare earth metals (REMs).

LNG production in Russia in 2024 amounted to 34.7 million tons. By 2035, it is expected to triple. While pipeline gas remains significantly cheaper, well-known political issues in recent years have reduced deliveries through this distribution channel. Additionally, LNG trade reduces dependency on a single supplier, which is particularly important under current conditions.

Its participants stated that the remote format for presenting scientific research proved to be highly effective.

В Санкт-Петербургском горном университете императрицы Екатерины II завершилась Международная научно-практическая конференция «Транспорт. Взгляд в будущее»

Industrial enterprises in the USSR, as is well known, were divided into Groups ”A” and ”B.” The first group comprised manufacturers of means of production and was given clear priority over the second, which was responsible for producing consumer goods.

The Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) has announced that demand for raw materials used in metal production is projected to grow by 10.5% in 2025, while supply is expected to decline by 3.4%. Chile, a global leader in the copper market, could significantly benefit from this rising demand. However, Cochilco estimates that non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises will operate with minimal profits. The issue lies in the rapid decline in ore quality, which consequently increases production costs.