Oil and gas are one of Russia's most important resources. In terms of oil production, Russia is second only to Saudi Arabia, and in terms of natural gas it holds a leading position. Due to such huge production volumes, specialists in the oil and gas field are constantly required. Therefore, there are quite a lot of oil and gas institutions in Russia.
Russian State University of Oil and Gas. Gubkina
RGUNG them. Gubkin is a large Moscow university, which is the main oil and gas university in the country. It has 10 faculties, almost all of which train students in oil and gas business. The university has a lot of different narrow speci alties that are in demand throughout the country for at least the next decade. The university also includes a military department, a correspondence department, a master's program and a postgraduate course. The cost of training is on average from 235 to 301 thousand rubles. The passing score is quite high, for most speci alties itstarts from 80.
Ufa State Oil Technical University
UGNTU was originally opened as a branch of RGUNG named after. Gubkin, but now it is an independent university, which has long established itself as one of the best in the oil and gas industry. In 2016, the Ufa State University of Economics was attached to it.
It includes 3 institutes and 7 faculties, master's, postgraduate and doctoral studies. Training is conducted in more than 50 speci alties. At the moment, about 20 thousand students study in it, and they are taught by a staff of 1300 teachers.
The cost of education is from 110 to 160 thousand rubles a year. This is not a lot for such a large university. The passing score for three exams for different speci alties can be from 170 to 220 points.
Institute of Oil and Gas ASTU
This is one of the best oil and gas institutions in Russia. At the moment, it has four departments that train in 11 areas. The institute is well equipped with laboratories for student training, and it also has a testing ground for drilling equipment. It also cooperates with foreign oil and gas companies and educational institutions.
The cost of education is quite low and amounts to 116 thousand rubles per year in all speci alties. The passing score of the Institute of Oil and Gas in this case is minimal.
Key Tyumen Industrial University
This universityis actively supported by state corporations (Surgutneftegaz OJSC, LUKOIL OJSC, Transneft Siberia and many other oil and gas companies), so the prospects for studying at this university are quite high. It was formed from the Tyumen Oil and Gas University and the Tyumen State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. At the moment, it includes two institutions that are related to the oil and gas business. The cost of education is very low. The average minimum score is 64.
This is just a part of the list of oil and gas institutions in Russia. They are quite widespread. There are several dozens of oil and gas institutes in Russia. Most of them are located on the basis of large universities, so if you decide to study oil and gas, you can enter any of them without any problems.
