IT championship of the oil industry: now also for students!

Registration for the Oil Industry IT Championship has been extended until August 31, during which participants will create IT solutions for drilling management. Young specialists are invited to participate in the championship. Students are also invited to participate in the first part of the championship - case solving competitions.  

The organizing committee of the event, consisting of Energotechnohaba Petersburg, the operator of the CASE-IN international engineering championship, with the support of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and Gazprom Neft, will select non-standard IT solutions for the strategic tasks of oil companies. The cross-functional teams of the IT championship will bring together IT specialists, analysts, drilling specialists, as well as HR managers.

The start of the IT championship will be a case-solving competition: teams of diverse specialists from 5 people will develop a mathematical model in 10 days to determine the level of criticality, analyze and assess the risks of key drilling management processes. The evaluation of the competitive works by the industry expert commission will be carried out according to five criteria: up-to-date technology, accessibility for implementation, economic efficiency, competent presentation and the level of answers to expert questions. At this stage, the 10 strongest teams will be determined.

The next stage of the IT championship will be a 48-hour hackathon: participants will create an MVP prototype of an information system to ensure the smooth functioning of the IT system using the example of drilling control processes.

The final of the IT championship will be held on October 1 at the Digital Transformation Center "Tsifergauz" in St. Petersburg, where teams of participants will present their solutions to experts. The authors of the best development will receive a reward of 1 million rubles and the opportunity to participate in federal industry events under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Energy.

The IT championship of the oil industry is an open competition. The organizers invite experts from the oil industry companies of Russia and foreign countries to participate without age restrictions. To participate in the championship, you need to organize a team and register on the project page by August 31, 2021. https://it-oilchamp.ru/.