Emergency Logistics from China in 5 Days: How a Hydraulic Fracturing Operation Was Saved and Multimillion Losses Avoided
TagraS-RS has developed unique expertise in efficient coordination with Chinese partners, successfully executing a “manual” delivery of a critically important component for a blender unit. During the implementation of the Kondaneft project, a sudden failure occurred in a key component of a blender unit used for hydraulic fracturing. The situation …
OMK Premium Threaded Connection Recognized as Best Invention in Nizhny Novgorod Region
United Metallurgical Company (OMK) received the regional I.P. Kulibin Award for the best invention of the year in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The award was granted for the development of the premium threaded connection OMK Vega for casing pipes designed for the development of complex oil and gas fields. The …
TMK Partnered Industrial Problem-Solving Team Competition
TMK (Pipe Metallurgical Company) and the TMK2U Corporate University partnered the team-based industrial problem-solving competition “I Am an Engineer”, held at the Ural Federal University (UrFU). Participants were tasked with solving two relevant engineering challenges closely aligned with real production processes. In the “Materials Technology” track, they were required to …
Mikhail Yakovlenko, Sistema-Service: Enhancing Competitiveness of Products and Services Through Innovation and Quality
Deputy Director for Marketing and Sales of a division of TAGRAS Holding, Mikhail Yakovlenko, on the development plans of Sistema-Service Group in 2026. – Mikhail Valeryevich, as of the beginning of 2026, the active client base of the Sistema-Service division includes more than 150 customers. Which areas are you developing? …
TMK and Volgograd State Technical University to Jointly Develop Science and Education in the Volgograd Region
The TMK Research Center (TMK RC) and Volgograd State Technical University (VolgSTU) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for a period of ten years. The parties plan to conduct joint research and develop the region’s scientific and educational infrastructure. The document was signed by TMK RC General Director Igor Pyshmintsev, …
Novy Urengoy Drilling Company Paid 1.7 Billion Rubles in Debt and Avoided Bankruptcy
Within six months, NUBK repaid debts totaling 1.7 billion rubles. In the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, bankruptcy proceedings against one of the largest partners of Gazpromand Rosneft — the Novy Urengoy Drilling Company (NUBK) — have been completed. In September 2025, the company failed to pay taxes and penalties to the …
Import Substitution in Action: TAGRAS Geophysical Division Reached a New Technological Level
The Russian oilfield services sector is making a significant technological step forward. The geophysical division of TAGRAS Holding has developed several high-tech solutions for the study and development of oil and gas wells. These are technologies that were previously supplied to the market mainly by international service companies. Perforation Control …
SLB Partially Scales Back Operations in the Middle East Due to Escalation
The world’s largest oilfield services company SLB (formerly Schlumberger) has begun partially scaling back its operations and has also suspended transit shipments in the Middle East due to the escalation of the situation, according to the company’s press release. The United States and Israel on February 28 began carrying out …
TMK Ranked Among Top Five Leaders in Scientific and Technological Development Rating
Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) has entered the TOP 5 of the first scientific and technological development ranking of Russia’s largest companies, compiled by AK&M. According to the expert assessment results, TMK scored 8.82 points out of 10 and ranked fourth in the study, confirming the highest level of scientific and …
Division of TAGRAS Holding Breaks Its Own Record for Hydraulic Fracturing Volume with 310 Tons of Proppant Injected
At Well No. 10000 of the Yuzhno-Balykskoye Field (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), owned by RN-Yuganskneftegaz, the TAGRAS-RS division of TAGRAS Holding carried out a high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HF) operation with the injection of 310 tons of proppant. A key factor in the success of the operation was the use of an …