We’re heading to the final! 🏆

InteRussia fellows, each in a different team, have made it to the final round of the VI International Petroleum Youth Forum!

Today’s semi-final was no easy ride: 40 teams presented their ideas based on 20 industry cases — with just 5 minutes to pitch and face a round of tough questions from leading energy experts.

After a fierce selection process, three of our fellows earned a spot in the final. Tomorrow, they’ll present their projects in front of top industry minds — and the competition is going to be intense.

🤞 Cross your fingers and wish them luck — big day ahead!

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Do you know who developed the theory of the origin of oil ?

Well — our fellows certainly do. They’ve just returned from the VI International Petroleum Youth Forum in Almetyevsk, where they spent the week immersed in real industry challenges, innovation, and team spirit.

The forum brought together 250 participants from Russia and neighboring countries to tackle real challenges in the fuel and energy sector. Our InteRussia fellows joined 40 teams, diving deep into high-level project work — and three of them made it all the way to the final round.

Beyond the hackathon, the program included expert workshops, trainings on AI solutions in energy, a major Oil & Gas Summit, and even a full-scale petroleum quiz that tested everything from drilling to history.

But the journey doesn’t end here — our oil & gas fellows are just getting started. Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more with you soon!

Oh, and by the way — the answer is Dmitri Mendeleev.

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What if history wasn’t in books — but under your feet? ⛽️

That’s exactly what our InteRussia fellows discovered in Shugurovo — a tiny village an hour from Almetyevsk, hiding one of the most unexpected treasures of the region.

Once upon a time, this was a place of sweat and fire. A 19th-century bitumen plant stood here, founded by a American entrepreneur in search of oil. He didn’t find oil — but he found bitumen, and the story of industrial Tatarstan began. Fast forward to today: that same ground has become a one-of-a-kind open-air oil museum. Not a place you stroll through quietly — but one that grabs your attention with steam hissing from pipes, miners shouting from the shadows, and narrow tunnels carved into the side of a mountain.

The fellows walked through the recreated mineshafts, felt the cold air and silence underground, stood face to face with machines that once powered the early days of oil refining.

But that’s not all ❗️

The fellows also explored local oil enterprises, learned about cutting-edge technologies in field operations, and yes — even saddled up for a horseback ride.

In Tatarstan, oil is not just fuel. It’s legacy. And now, our fellows are part of it.

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