Siberian Federal University

This program has been designed to prepare graduates with a range of skills in petroleum chemistry, including engineering and management. It is focused on providing students with detailed theoretical knowledge of the required technologies and all major engineering elements associated with the oil refining life-cycle. Moreover, the programme is aimed at preparing specialists in the field of research and development of technologies involved into petroleum production and refining processes.

By the end of the programme students will be able:

• to apply knowledge of petrochemical and oil refining processes to solve industrial problems;
• to demonstrate proficiency in the basic equipment setting and optimization of existing technologies;
• to perform skills based on modeling technological processes;
• to display professionalism in appearance, job performance and ability to work as team members

All the subjects taught in English.

Partners of the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering are Rosneft, Gazprom, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science and others.

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Program News

The 2nd of July 2021 was a significant day — the defense of master's theses of thе program!

The list of successful candidates includes:

1. Herrera Salinas Stalin Fabricio;
2. Nuamah Charles Amoako;
3. Corrales Muños Brian;
4. Bagre Rahina Djelila Sara;
5. Asamoa Abraham Amoateng;
6. Nwaobi Remigious Odinaka;
7. Fahmy Mahmoud Fahmy Mohammed.

Honorary guests from Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, RN-KRASNOYARSKNIPINEFT and Schlumberger joined student’s defense as members of assessment committee.

As a result SibFU students demonstrated their abilities to conduct experiments, work independently, proved that they achieved the desired results for a project and received positive feedback from the committee.

The topic of the master’s thesis of SibFU student Stalin Fabricio Herrera Salinas from Ecuador was devoted to software modeling of the conditions for the synthesis of pitch, which will be used as a raw material in the production of substances necessary in the metallurgical industry. The research will help to simplify the process of obtaining metallic aluminum.

His fellow student Fahmy Mahmoud Fahmy Mohamed from Egypt researched new technologies to reduce the energy consumption of distillation plants, which is an indispensable process in any refinery. Mahmoud Fahmy Mohamed plans to pursue an academic career and apply for doctoral studies.

Most of the people at different stages of their lives are followed by one question: What to do next? Usually there are two ways after graduating from our Master’s program: working in the industry or doing postgraduate study. However, what if we say, that there is another alternative? Let us give you an example.

More than two years ago Hedi Ben Ahmed came from Tunisia to take his Master Diploma in Petroleum Chemistry and Refining in Siberian Federal University. After a successful graduation with a Diploma with Honors, Hedi could continue working on the same research topic extending it to a research project. His project is dedicated to the design of new additives inhibiting the thermo- and oxidative degradation of water-soluble polymers. So now the stuff of School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering has an addition – a new dedicated professor and researcher has joint our ranks with readiness to share his knowledge and experience with the students and help them to adapt to a new country. As for the future opportunities — Hedi is going to apply for postgraduate study in our school at the program “Petroleum Chemistry”.

Thus, there is a third way — become employed as a researcher in Siberian Federal University, being able to make a breakthrough in science and the industry.

If you are interested in applying for our PHD program in petroleum chemistry, don’t hesitate to find out more at the link below:

Being a student of the program “Petroleum chemistry and refining” Brian Munoz Corrales has obtained a position of senior project engineer at the international oilfield services company “AKROS” in Russia during a pandemic.

Brian has shown that being ambitious and purposeful not only on the issues of study, but also on opportunities to gain professional experience in Russian oil and gas companies is a key to success. Russian oil and gas industry is known to hold one of the leading positions in the global market. Consequently, the experience and skills Brian is going to achieve are highly precious.

As for the studying process, Brian has almost completed his thesis work and is going to pass the rest of the exams after coming back from the shift. The School of Petroleum and Natural gas engineering is always willing to support students and do its best on the way of arranging all conditions for realization of their potentials.

Second-year international students received precious comments from academic staff on the research work results.

Despite the pandemic time, international students have managed to work hard for dealing with their studies and having professional understanding of the topics.

A team of academic staff of School of Petroleum and Natural gas engineering gave expert recommendations and charted additional ways forward.

As for those international students who are abroad at the moment — several corrections to their studies were proposed so that they could leverage available resources and prepare high-level professional studies. Thus, School of Petroleum and Natural gas engineering does its best for maintaining studying process both offline and online in order to facilitate the successful development of the students.

Time makes its own adjustments. Theses defenses were successfully held online during worldwide lockdown.

Members of assessment committee were not only professors from our school, but from Rosneft, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology and RN-KRASNOYARSKNIPINEFT as well. The assessment committee with the director of Achinsk’s oil Refinery at the head were impressed by the level of research works undertaken by students, who managed to present far-reaching results even during worldwide lockdown, when it was highly difficult to get the access to laboratories. Students admirably demonstrated their expertise in petroleum chemistry and refining. As a result, to our pride all of them got their certificates with Honours. We have no doubts that our alumni are going to attain high-level positions in their career.

At the end of each semester our first-year students have an opportunity to do first practical training in the laboratories of Analytical Chemistry to gain primary professional skills. This took place at the Centre for Equipment joint use of Siberian Federal University. Students had a chance to deepen their knowledge in working and doing research at such laboratories as:

• The Sample Preparation Laboratory;
• Laboratory of Atomic Absorption Analysis Method;
• Laboratory of Atomic and Emission Analysis Method.

Do you think our international students from School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Master’s degree program “Petroleum Chemistry and Refining”, have classes only on petrochemical subject? Don't make any hasty conclusions.

Special for our international students we included a new course “Introduction to Oil and Gas Law” prepared by Eduardo Gedesh Pereira, a professor from Comparative Law Department of Law School, SibFU, to our syllabus.

Prof. Pereira has been specializing in oil and gas industry for more than 10 years. Moreover, he is an international expert at joint operational agreements and has working experience in more than 40 countries, including countries in South and North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

All our students have an opportunity to attend classes of “Introduction to Oil and Gas Law: Regulatory Framework” and “Introduction to Oil and Gas Law: Contractual Framework” of such a highly-qualified specialist.

07.2019 Do you really think that summertime in University is a dead season? Indeed you are wrong, because it is time for internships! From 8th to 13th of July, 2018, 1st year master students, who study the program “Petroleum Chemistry and Refining” (Department “Chemistry and Technology of Natural Energy Carriers and Carbon Materials”, School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Siberian Federal University), successfully undertook an internship at Achinsk refinery, one of the biggest oil refineries in Russia.

The students we briefed about possible hazards on site, general safety rules and what to do in case of emergency. Apart from that they were introduced to the refinery structure and they took part into various activities within the refinery.

This year our students visited the following units:

• Atmospheric & Vacuum Distillation Units;
• Isomerization, Catalytic Reforming, Hydrotreatment (gasoline, diesel and jet fuels) Units;
• Bitumen & Sulphur Production Unit;
• The laboratory of quality control of refinery’s commercial products: diesel fuel, LPG, gasoline, mazut (black oil), bitumen;
• LPG tank farm and oil products transportation plants (loading bays);
• Water recycling & Equipment maintenance Units;
• Refinery’s CHPP.

Our students would like to express sincere appreciation to Achinsk employees for sharing expertise and assistance. Many thanks to refinery management and head of the Master’s program Fedor Buryukin for support and guidance during internship.

07.2019 Students of the master's degree program “Petroleum Chemistry and Refining” at Siberian Federal University visited Achinsk refining venture. The venture representatives presented to the students how a laboratory of chemical analysis of quality assessment works. Foreign students were very curious and making notes constantly.

“We are proud the fact that Siberian Federal University is the only university in Russia that has a master degree program in the field of petroleum chemistry and refining in English” — Aleksandr Tretyakov, a teaching assistant of School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering of Siberian Federal University, said.

07.2019 It is summer time in Krasnoyarsk and it actually means that we open internship season for our students. Traditionally our international students from School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Master’s degree program “Petroleum Chemistry and Refining”, begin their practical field training at Achinsk Refinery (Rosneft). They already have been briefed about possible hazards on site, general safety rules and what to do in case of emergency and also they visited Atmospheric Distillation and Catalytic Reforming Unit. Wish them luck and waiting for internship project defense on September!

For reference: Achinsk Refinery provides high quality of oil processing and produce a wide range of petroleum products and it is the biggest refinery in Krasnoyarsk Region.

07.2019 1 of July 2018 at School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering SibFU thesis defenses was held. The list of successful candidates includes Yahya Suleymana Nyalaba and Takiy Shadrack Adjei, whose research works on Nanosuspensions Implementation to Increase Oil Recovery Rate in Waterflood and Heat Treatment of Oil Feedstocks for Coking Ability Improvement respectively were presented during the event.

Honorary guests from East Siberian Oil Company, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology and RN-KRASNOYARSKNIPINEFT joined students’ defense as members of assessment committee.

As a result our students demonstrated their abilities to conduct experiments, work independently, proved that they achieved the desired results for a project and received positive feedback from the committee.

See them on graduation ceremony!

06.2019 Master degree student of the programme «Petroleum Chemistry and Refining» Abdul Rahman took the 1-st place at the annual International Conference Svobodny Prospect 2019!

The purpose of the conference is to involve talented students in research and innovative activities, as well as increase publication literacy and activity, attract young scientists to solve urgent problems of modern science, share information, experience and accomplishments; coordinate research areas; establish contacts between future colleagues. Our Masters always demonstrate not only high level of interpersonal skills but also professionalism in terms of conducted experiments.

04.2019 Abdul Rahman, Petroleum Chemistry and Refining Master’s degree student from Indonesia won an award at the annual All-Russian Scientific Conference Young Petroleum 2019.

The conference was attended by undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates of School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Siberian Federal University, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, as well as young specialists from Rosneft branches: Vostsibneftegaz, RN-Vankor, RN-KrasnoyarskNIPIneft, SLAVNEFT-KRASNOYARSKNEFTEGAZ, RN-Burenie and Achinsk Refinery.

The aim of the conference was to gather together students, engineers, scientists and researchers to share their knowledge, expertise and experience in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and engage the interest concerning solving problems of the industry.

Scientific Conference was divided into 6 sections:

• Oil and gas wells exploration and drilling
• Development and operation of oil and gas deposits
• Transportation and storage of oil, petroleum products, gas and gas condensate
• Oil and gas processing
• Machines and equipment of oil and gas industry
• Ecology, industrial and fire safety, resource saving and energy efficiency in the oil and gas industry

Abdul Rahman presented his research in the 3d section and took the 3d place with the topic Development Of Phospholipid-Based Corrosion Inhibiting Composition.

Wish him luck ahead his futher research!

02.2019 Petroleum Chemistry and refining Master’s degree Students have already finished field practical training to gain primary professional skills at School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering SibFU, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Natural Energy Carriers and Carbon Materials. More information

12.2018 This is real winter now in Krasnoyarsk. However despite severe Siberian weather conditions on the 20th of December, a one-day internship of foreign Master students Petroleum Chemistry and Refining programme took place at the Achinsk refinery. The students were briefed in terms of labor protection and safety precautions, and then they visited the museum of the refinery where enterprise’s history was presented. During the visit our students were lectured about the refinery structure, capacity and products obtained within. The main part was dedicated to production facilities: a visit to the central control room, a review of the primary and secondary processes of oil refining, isomerization, reforming, bitumen and sulfur production, tank farms.

The students express their gratitude to the management of Achinsk refinery for the opportunity to organize this event.

11.2018 SIBUR visit. Master’s degree students of the program visited the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia named SIBUR. More information

10.2018 Director of the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Fedor Buryukin welcomes 1st year international students of the program. More information

10.2018 Students from Tunisia, Ghana, Iraq, Ecuador, Indonesia and Nigeria joined the program. More information

07.2018 International students were awarded by Master's degree diplomas on the graduation ceremony. More information

07.2018 July 2-13, 1st year Master’s degree students of the Program successfully undertook an internship at Achinsk refinery. More information

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06.2018 Masters Students of the program Hossein Ebrahimi and Joseph Donkor Appiah won awards at the annual international conference «Svobodny Prospect 2018» devoted to the Year of Civil Engagement and Volunteering in Russia. More information

06.2018 In the frame of a regional student Olympiad "Way to go" , Yahya-Nyalaba Suleymana, SibFU master’s degree student of the program “Petroleum Chemistry and Refining” from Ghana, hold a seminar «Studying abroad». He shared his experience of studying at SibFU, studying abroad, talked about the difficulties and advantages of such training and answered the question — how to choose the right country for your education.

02.2018 Masters Students of the program «Petroleum Chemistry and refining» have already finished hands-on practical training course at the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering SibFU, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Natural Energy Carries and Carbon Materials. The extensive purpose of this course is to enable Masters Students get familiarized with experimental apparatus and the scientific methods of data analysis within the ever-growing petroleum industry. Furthermore, the course helps to provide experimental foundation for the daily lecture room theoretical lessons. More information here

01.2018 Master’s degree students did 2 weeks internship at Achinsk refinery . More information here