Representatives of leading universities in the oil and gas industry spoke on the sidelines of the International Conference «Energy Prospects, New Technologies and Environmental Aspects of Hydrocarbon Field Development» (TESC 2024), held in Ashgabat on the 5th to 6th of June.
As part of the panel discussion «New technologies and energy transition: a look into the future», the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakayev, represented by Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs Yakupgeldi Amanniyazov, presented its achievements.
The speaker emphasized that the university is actively developing mutually beneficial international cooperation in the field of science and education in the oil and gas field with leading educational institutions in Russia, Belarus, Romania, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Austria, Italy, Korea, Uzbekistan, China and other countries.
In order to implement the tasks defined in the «Roadmap for the development of international cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy of Turkmenistan for 2022-2023», approved by the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, the International Oil and Gas University held a conference «Technical possibilities for obtaining hydrogen energy from natural gas». A Hydrogen Energy Center was also created, on the basis of which a plasma-chemical installation «Plasmatron» was developed for the conversion of natural gas into hydrogen and carbon black.
As part of the «Impact Rankings 2022» and «Impact Rankings 2023» rating indices conducted by the world ranking organization THE (Times Higher Education), the International University of Oil and Gas has been included in the list of world universities for two years in a row. In October 2022, the university was included as a corresponding member in the list of world university rankings thanks to its research, educational and methodological activities.
In 2023, the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakayev was accepted as an associate member of the Association of Asian Universities and the Association of Technical Universities. It was also included in the UI Green Metric ranking of world universities conducted annually by the University of Indonesia.
Currently, university scientists have developed a device to displace excess air from the voids of a borehole. This invention was successfully tested at the Galkynyş field.
Thus, the participation of the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakayev in the International Scientific Conference «TESC 2024» emphasized its significance and contribution to the development of global energy and science. It also opens up new prospects for further collaboration and innovative research in this area.
