ROSING Promotes Russian R&D, Education, and Training
Authors: JPT staff _ 
Published: February 2015

Society Spotlight

Editor's note: SPE seeks to develop strong relationships with other oil and gas societies worldwide. Many of these societies partner with SPE and other organizations on conferences, workshops, and other programs, at both the local and international levels. This series offers an overview of some of these societies. This second installment in the series spotlights the nongovernmental organization Russian Society of Petroleum and Gas Engineers, commonly known as ROSING.

The Russian Society of Petroleum and Gas Engineers (ROSING) was founded on 7 December, 2001 by the ROSING Congress after a production enhancement conference organized by a Lukoil subsidiary. The Congress set up the central executive board, selected the president and the audits commission, and approved the charter of association. Since the day ROSING was created, its president has been Vyacheslav Manyrin, who is also a member of the country's Supreme Engineering Council.

During its short existence, the organization has earned great respect among Russian oil and gas professionals. The organization's primary goal is to integrate, coordinate, and implement the creative capacity of oil industry researchers, engineers, and experts in Russia and abroad to benefit the industry. ROSING outlines its mission as one ofCreating a favorable environment for a free exchange of knowledge, ideas, and scientific and practical results of intellectual activityDisseminating R&D data using all modern methods and meansPromoting, publishing, and educating, including providing education and training to oil and related industry professionals

ROSING boasts more than 10,000 members in 48 regions of Russia. It conducts various conferences, exhibitions, and seminars, including its major conference, the well-known Conference on Oil & Gas Recovery and Reservoir Stimulation, which has grown steadily in size and stature among Russian technical professionals. It also publishes the ROSING newsletter and the Interval Innovations journal.

The organization has been a member of the Russian Trade and Industry Chamber since 2003. Its president chairs the Engineering and Technology Subcommittee of the Committee for Fuel and Energy Complex Strategy and Development. The subcommittee was involved in drafting Russia's Public Concept of Rational Oil Reserve Utilization Management.

In 2002, ROSING established the Golden ROSING Award to recognize outstanding performance in engineering, education, or research. The award has been given to some of the country's most renowned oil and gas engineers. Recent recipients include professor Igor Gutman, director and founder of the Institute of Design and Scientific Expertise of the Field of Geology Department at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas; Vladimir Chirskov, a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; Anatoly Usmanov, general director of the Northwestern Oil Trunk Pipelines Company; Gennady Pozdnyshev, the author of numerous publications on new production techniques and environmental practices at field sites; and Alexei Kashik, general director of the Central Geophysical Expedition Company.

In the future, the organization said it plans to open offices throughout Russia as well as develop cooperation initiatives with professional associations both in and outside of Russia.