NaftaGaz-Razvitie Training Center Accredited by the Oil and Gas Cluster Association

NaftaGaz-Razvitie Training Center became the seventh training center to receive accreditation from the Oil and Gas Cluster Association. This means that the center complies with the industry standard in the field of well management in case of gas and oil spills approved in 2022. The standard is based on the experience and knowledge of production, including the use of training simulators, instructor certification and guidelines from the IWCF and IADC international systems, and takes into account the national peculiarities and safety requirements in the oil and gas industry.

NaftaGaz-Razvitie can now train specialists in the programs: Well Control in the Case of Gas, Oil and Water Shows in the Course of Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Reconstruction, Well Control in the Case of Gas, Oil and Water Shows in the Course of Oil and Gas Well Workover and Well Control in the Case of Gas, Oil and Water Shows in the Course of Oil and Gas Well Workover using Coiled Tubing.

The new directions will allow providing the service not only to NaftaGaz employees, but also to the personnel of the companies working at the production sites of oil and gas companies.
Successful accreditation confirms the professionalism and qualification of the training center, availability of required equipment for training, commitment to advanced training and ensuring the impartial testing of specialists’ knowledge.

NaftaGaz-Razvitie, a licensed Training Center for professional education and advanced training, was opened in September 2021 in Noyabrsk to improve the quality of team education and provide services for specialists of oil and gas companies in the region. Training is conducted offline and online using virtual simulators. This is the first and only training center of this profile in Noyabrsk. Since the center's establishment, it trained about 15 thousand persons under various programs.

The center implements about 95% of mandatory training programs for NaftaGaz employees. The training process uses AMT-231 simulator (modeling the well construction process), and practical trainings take place at the Vetlan height work polygon equipped with a VR-simulator and virtual classroom, drilling equipment polygon, as well as protective and winter driving polygon.

In 2022, NaftaGaz-Razvitie Training Center successfully passed certification as an official provider of Gazprom Neft PJSC within the framework of the pilot project Partner Training Center and was authorized to conduct training under the programs of Immersion in Safety, Levels 1 and 2 and Safety Framework Barriers. The new areas allow training personnel of companies operating at Gazpromneft's production sites.