The next finalists of the Autumn Cup of the "CASE-IN" Championship have been determined

National teams Zarubezhneft JSC, Gazpromneft STC LLC and Gazpromtrans LLC became the next finalists of the League of Young Specialists of the Autumn Cup The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN», part of the The presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". Ambitious employees, having demonstrated innovative solutions, are now preparing to adequately represent their companies in the final of a prestigious project.  

The second qualifying stage brought together 6 youth teams representing Sibur-Khimprom JSC, LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez LLC, Gazpromneft – Technological Partnerships LLC, Zarubezhneft JSC, Gazpromneft STC LLC and Gazpromtrans LLC.

As part of the competition, young specialists developed a solution to the case "Innovative potential for sustainable development: responsible investment in the future", based on real production tasks. In particular, the contestants had to identify the company's ability to create long–term value - a reputational asset, investments in which provide a return on investment, as well as consider environmental issues, social responsibility and corporate governance, which are becoming an integral part of the activities of energy companies and have an impact on their innovation potential.

Experts from industry companies determined which of the teams coped with the task best.

The Nestro Team was named the winner. The young specialists of Zarubezhneft, Semyon Zubarev (captain), Nikita Putyatin and Alina Toporkova, tried to focus on the activities of mining companies in their project.

Semyon Zubarev: "The work consisted of two parts. The first is a proposal to create a system of criteria for the qualitative assessment of compliance of oil and gas companies with ESG principles. This will allow us to assess the company's current positions, as well as benchmark industry enterprises. The second is a way to improve the proposed indicators using the example of a project to introduce a carbon capture, use and storage system (CCUS) into production activities."

The proposed assessment system will make it possible to identify the necessary areas of development, store CO2, and also provide for the possibility of using it to intensify oil production by injecting carbon into reservoirs.

"We believe that both proposals have prospects for implementation in the company., – continues the captain of the team. –  The company is monitoring the situation and technologies in this area, and pilot work was carried out at the company's fields in Russia last year."

The second place was taken by young specialists of Gazpromneft STC LLC Vyacheslav Kadulin (captain), Andrey Anisimov, Alexander Yulin and Marko Vuchkovich, united in the True Sight team.

Andrey Anisimov: "Since the theme of this season is sustainable development (ESG), which includes environmental, social and corporate governance, my team and I have proposed several solutions in each of these aspects for Gazprom Neft PJSC: CO2 capture, utilization and disposal (CCUS), hydrogen production. We also proposed the development of the social aspect through the exchange of experience with foreign companies by creating an online portal for common interaction."

Vyacheslav Kadulin He believes that the project will make it possible to realize the existing innovative potential of Gazprom Neft PJSC and develop deep technologies.

"Due to the significant scale of CO2 utilization and blue H2 production, the project will have a positive impact on the company's sustainability indicators and bring the country closer to achieving carbon neutrality. In addition, the planned events for the exchange of experience with foreign partners, the attraction of green bonds and the sale of quotas for CO2 emissions, will accelerate the development of the company and the industry in the ESG direction.", - the captain of the team is sure. 

The participants are confident in the relevance of the ESG agenda and believe that knowledge in this area will be useful in the work process.

The Brain Train team (Gazpromtrans LLC) rounded out the top three: Artem Evteev (captain), Valeria Lyalina, Viktor Korolev, Nikita Burashnikov.

Artyom Evteev: "The essence of the solution is to update the software and equipment based on artificial intelligence and expand the scale of production of renewable energy sites. The practical significance of our project is the optimization of the process, improved analysis of data on energy production, costs, and CO2 emissions."

The development, according to the contestants, will also help fulfill the main goal of sustainable development - to meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the opportunities of future generations.

Thus, three youth teams have earned the right to participate in the final of the League of Young Professionals of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship, which will be held in December 2021 in Moscow.

In the final, the winners of the season will be determined, who will receive the main prizes – a recommendation for inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve and the opportunity to participate in federal youth educational forums.