EnerGenius from MGRI: a fourth-year student wins the oil case marathon

The case marathon was held in a business game format. The participants were divided into teams of 5-6 people, and each team proposed its own version of the project implementation.

Artysh joined the team along with students from MGIMO, RUDN, St. Petersburg Mining University and the branch of the Tyumen Industrial University in Nizhnevartovsk. In total, students from 17 Russian universities took part in the case marathon. 

The marathon started on November 26, 2020 and was held in three stages: at the first stage, the participants were supposed to calculate oil reserves and analyze the geographic and economic situation in the regions; at the second stage they dealt with development and operation issues; and at the third stage (which was intramural), they worked out the problems of product sales and economic aspects. During its work, the team “carried out” the entire cycle of oil production from the oil field, since the tasks were similar to the tasks solved by specialists in a real situation in accordance with the methodology of the leading companies in the oil and gas industry.

The awards ceremony took place on March 25 in Khanty-Mansiysk, at the site of the Oil Capital Forum. Artysh Hertek was awarded a 1st degree diploma in the “Creation of a concept for the development of a hydrocarbon field” direction. 

The «EnerGenious» case marathon, together with the winter school, is included in the educational program of the same name, which is the initial stage of the Energy League project of the Russian National Committee of the World Petroleum Council. The «EnerGenious» program is designed to help attract talented and initiative young people to the industry, to boost their professional training and career growth. It was organized with the support of the authorities of St. Petersburg and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra, St. Petersburg Mining University, I.M. Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, International Competence Center in Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO and oil and gas companies.