ROGTEC Interview: Yury Kichigin, Chairman of the Board, WNOG
This interview is being read and print-proofed in our classic PDF format (link) Good afternoon, Yury Aleksandrovich, and welcome to our forum. It is a great honor for us to meet today a person of your level. Your solid experience in oil and gas logistics is of great interest to …
Closure Interview: Kamil Zakirov, CEO, ECO System
As the world moves towards the digitalization of oil and gas operations, we speak to Kamil Zakirov, CEO at ECO System. In this interview, we discuss the “digital” development of the Russian upstream O&G sector and learn about at the ECO digital platform – a complete digital solution for drilling …
ROGTEC Interview: Torsten Murin, Managing Director, Wintershall Dea Russia
Torsten, please could you outline your role and responsibilities within Wintershall Dea? As Managing Director of Wintershall Dea Russia, I act as the connecting link between the corporate headquarters in Kassel and Hamburg in Germany and the company’s activities in one of our most important core regions which accounts for …
Closure Interview: Boris Ivanov, Business Development Director, Axel
Could you introduce yourself to our readers? I have been working in the oil and gas industry for more than 17 years now. In my career I have worked in the USA, Europe, UAE, Iraq, Ukraine and Russia. I was fortunate enough to gain experience in the international service companies, …
The ROGTEC Interview: Anton Khomutov, Technology Benchmarking Project Manager, Gazpromneft STC
Anton, you have recently started a new role as the Technology Benchmarking Project Manager in Gazpromneft STC. Can you describe what new responsibilities you have and what you hope to achieve in this role? The major goals that I have set myself are: Organizing the process of searching, analyzing and …
The ROGTEC Interview: Alexey Schebetov, General Director, Ph.D., MBA, R&D Center for Gas&Oil Tech
Alexey, this year R&D Center for Gas&Oil Tech is celebrating its 20th anniversary, which is a great achievement in itself, considering the challenges of sustaining business in Russia. What is the company’s story so far? I was lucky enough to witness its establishment and to work at ground zero. In …
The ROGTEC Interview: Evgeny Boldyrev, Executive Vice President, NewTech Services
Localizing Oilfield Manufacturing in Russia The Russian energy sector has been under pressure from low crude oil prices over the last few years, pushing operators to be more cautious about contractors as well as pushing contractors to their percentage of local content. NewTech Services is one of the leaders who …
The ROGTEC Interview: Lenar Nazipov, Director General, TAGRAS-HOLDING LLC
Each year there is greater implementation of modern digital technologies at major oil and gas companies. The market players highly appreciate the various economic benefits and notice that digitalization is an effective way to increase competitive advantage. However, the professional community does not yet know how to best employ digital …
Closure Interview, Ilnar Asfandiyarov, Chief Executive Officer, ART-Osnastka
Please tell us about how ART-Osnastka began and how things have changed since the establishment of the company? Our company was established in 2004, in Ufa. Rasim Asfandiyarov founded the company. He is a driller and a driller’s son, who graduated from the Ufa Petroleum Institute and spent more than …
Closure Interview, Boris Ivanov, General Manager, TDE Energy Services Ltd
Please tell me about TDE and its services. TDE is a leading provider of services and innovative technology to the international oil and gas industry. The company’s major goal is integrated control and monitoring for drilling operations and analysis of sensor data to quantify and further examine all drilling processes. …