Kazan National Research Technological University lecturers are Amur GPP interns

Ten lecturers of the Department of Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Refining from the Kazan National Research Technological University are having their internship at Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk (investor, owner and operator of the Amur GPP). During their internship week, the university staff will get acquainted with the processes, features of cryogenic equipment, and development strategy of one of the largest and advanced gas processing plants in the world. The interns met with Yuri Lebedev, Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, a graduate of Kazan University himself.

Lecturers of the Department of Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Processing of Kazan National Research Technological University.

Lecturers of the Department of Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Processing of Kazan National Research Technological University.


«The key to the development of young personnel is the connection between the employer and the university. Such internships for the lecturers enable them to learn on the spot about the modern approaches to the design of natural gas processing plants, features of equipment operation, and the level of training of the professionals. We will continue to search for talented young people willing to develop their knowledge in the workplace. Amur GPP is a great start for professional career growth of a technological university graduate,» said Mr Lebedev.

Meeting with Yuri Lebedev, Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, a graduate of Kazan National Research Technological University himself (in the center).

Meeting with Yuri Lebedev, Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, a graduate of Kazan National Research Technological University himself (in the center).


The teachers visited many production units of the Amur GPP, including the central control room and the central laboratory of the plant. The guests saw the entire process chain: from the gas supply to the plant via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline to its separation into valuable components.

Yuri Lebedev, Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC, Kazan National Research Technological University graduate.

Yuri Lebedev, Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC, Kazan National Research Technological University graduate.


«Everyone is struck by the scale of production, gigantic territory, and technologies that are already being used and will be used in the near future. We were shown the entire process complex of the unit at the plant. The helium unit was of particular interest,» Elena Cherkasova, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Refining at Kazan National Research Technological University, shared her impressions.


In 2019, Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC and Kazan National Research Technological University signed an agreement to provide the Amur GPP with employees. The company participates in development of the University curricula, accepts students for their on-the-job training, and employs the best of them.