Russian Energy Week awaits the finalists of the Oil Industry IT Championship

10 teams have reached the finals of a prestigious international competition, the IT championship of the oil industry. Having developed computer training complexes based on digital twins, they received the right to speak to the industry community on the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week" and compete for a prize fund of 1,500,000 rubles.

78 teams that successfully passed the qualifying stage took part in the VI season of the IT championship. A total of 190 applications were submitted for the competition from representatives of 69 universities and 119 companies.

Cross-functional teams consisting of employees of companies from different industries, students and university professors have developed computer simulation complexes to simulate the operation of one of the key technological processes of oil refining.

The expert commission, having reviewed the development of the teams, identified 7 finalist teams of the championship.:

• Octanum - LC Europlan, Internet Solutions, WB Tech, Sberbank and Uralaitech;
• Neftekode - RITEK;
• GeoByte - Belorusneft Production Association;
• Nord Stream - Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta;
• Codezilla - St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, ITMO National Research University, Eureka and Gazpromneft-CR Training Center;
• 3138 - Southern Federal University and Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz;
• "Cold Mind" - Rosseti North-West.

3 more teams received tickets to the finals based on the results of the All-Russian IT Camp additional professional education program, which was held in a separate stage.:

• IT - Uralaitech, Gazpromneft-Digital Solutions, SberTech and Automatika-Service;
• "The One" - Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials, Gazpromneft ITO, Gazpromneft-Digital Solutions, Automatika-Service, Gazpromneft-Automation and Gazpromneft-Regional Sales;
• DevOils - Rostelecom, Gazpromneft ITO, Automatika-Service, Gazpromneft-Automation and Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye.

On October 14, 2026, in Moscow, as part of the Youth Day of the Russian Energy Week International Forum, the finalists will personally present their finalized projects to top managers of key industrial companies, including experts from Gazprom Neft and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.

The winners and prize-winners will receive diplomas, cups and cash prizes (the prize fund is more than 1,500,000 rubles).

The Russian Energy Week is held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Government of Moscow. The Forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation.

The organizers of the championship are Gazprom Neft and Energotechnohab Petersburg. The project partners are Aisors and Orion soft, the operator is the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

In 2026, the IT Championship of the oil industry is included in the All-Russian Youth Action Plan aimed at popularizing the fuel and energy complex, energy conservation and engineering education. The plan is jointly approved by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the NGO "Russia - the Land of Opportunities". The operator is the Foundation for Educational Projects "Reliable Shift".