Students of 20 universities will take part in the semi-final of the "Oil and Gas business" CASE-IN

21 youth team of future oil and gas industry specialists will present solutions using technological innovations in the semi-finals of the XIII season The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. The championship is included in  the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", and is also included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

The Student League's Oil and Gas Business competitions were held at 17 universities in Russia and the Republic of Belarus, and an open qualifying stage was also held. The students solved cases on the main topic "Technological innovations", and then presented their developments to the experts.

YATEK is the partner of the direction. Future oilmen, on behalf of the company, have developed solutions for the construction of low-tonnage plants for the production of liquefied natural gas in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

On April 16 and 17, 21 teams of students representing 20 universities will perform remotely in this direction in the semi-finals.:

1. "2x2", Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
2. Dragon Spirit, Perm National Research Polytechnic University
3. Kapitsa, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
4. KVAS, North Caucasus Federal University
5. Oil and Gas Duo, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
6. Petroleum Innovators, North Caucasus Federal University
7. "Oil Men", Siberian Federal University
8. "Organica", Samara State Technical University
9. "We'll figure it out later", St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II
10. Sitim, Northeastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov
11. Tiumnichki, Tyumen Industrial University, Ugra State University
12. "Fluid", Belarusian-Russian University
13. Black Boomer, St. Petersburg State University of Economics
14. AKND, Samara State Technical University
15. IT, Almetyevsk State Technological University "Higher School of Petroleum"
16. Energy Elite, National Research Tomsk State University
17. MODA, Kogalym Educational Center (branch of Perm National Research Polytechnic University)
18. Oilright, Ufa State Petroleum Technical University
19. OMG, Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Exploration University
20. Standard Oil, Irkutsk National Research Technical University
21. Vayeto, a branch of Tyumen Industrial University in Surgut

Among the semi–finalists is the team "Tiumnichki" from Tyumen Industrial University.

"Having analyzed the best solutions of the domestic low-tonnage MPG industry with the help of scientific publications and patents, we have proposed the optimal technological scheme, which has been successfully tested at NOVATEK. We also calculated the option of installing methanol synthesis on a production site with an LNG plant, which will help reduce the operating costs of subsurface users. As a result, we got a profitable case with a positive NPV. A low-tonnage LNG plant could become a socially and economically significant project for the region and the country., – He tells me team member Marat Sabitov.

Students St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II In the semi-finals, the "We'll figure it out later" team will present a system of mini–LNG plants with an underground gas storage facility, where it could be pumped in the summer during a period of low demand, and then evenly extracted throughout the year and distributed for import and export.

"We also suggested using Canadian cycling. Few people use it, because Yakutia has a very small population. The third solution was to introduce a nitrogen cooling system with external air cooling. Temperatures in Yakutia are extremely low to -60 degrees in winter, but here we take additional outdoor air, and we additionally cool nitrogen and gas, and we use less capacity to liquefy gas.", - explains team captain Nikita Tureev.

The authors of the strongest ideas will receive tickets to the championship finals.  At the end of May 2025 in Moscow, students will present their finalized projects to the industry community, learn from the experience and ideas of specialists from leading Russian companies, and join a large-scale youth engineering community.

The champions and prize-winners of the Student League will have the opportunity to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at 55 universities on preferential terms and complete internships and internships at partner companies, as well as attend industry youth educational forums. 

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the presidential platform Russia — the Land of Opportunities, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, and AstraLogica LLC.

The project is included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.   The championship is held as part of the implementation of the federal project "Russia – the land of opportunities" of the national project "Youth and Children".