From July 28 to August 16, a group of students and graduates of the Ulyanovsk State Technical University, who studied in the field of «Oil and gas engineering» in bachelor's and master's degrees, is undergoing industrial practice and postgraduate internship at the Badra oil field in the Republic of Iraq.

The internship for students and the internship for graduates are organized by «Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.». The referral to practice became possible after summing up the results of the competitive selection among students of Russian universities. Ten students were selected by «Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.» to undergo practical training in the oil field in 2022, among whom nine students were trained at UlSTU.

The group of Ulyanovsk State Technical University aimed at the Badra oil field included six students and three graduates from among the citizens of the Republic of Iraq who studied at the university in the field of  «Oil and gas engineering».

Company «Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.» provided UlSTU students with round-trip flights (Moscow-Baghdad- Moscow), transfer Baghdad-Badra, three hot meals a day,  accommodation in comfortable conditions and training program at the oil field. Before leaving for practice, all students underwent a mandatory medical examination to identify possible restrictions to work with harmful and/or hazardous substances and production factors when working in shifts in limited desert, high-temperature conditions in uninhabited, remote areas and areas with special natural conditions characteristic of the Badra oil field.

Upon arrival at the field on July 28, students and graduates of UlSTU solved organizational and household issues, got acquainted with the administrative staff, settled in their place of residence. Subsequently, a detailed familiarization with the current rules in the oil field of industrial safety and labor protection was carried out. On July 30, students were given an introductory bus tour of the central oil collection point (CPF - Central Process Facility) at the field, wh ere an experienced operator told about the processes and sites at the CPF. July 31 was the first full day of practice. The students, divided into teams of 2-3 people, were sent to production and technological sites for oil collection, oil preparation, and sulfur production. Mentors fr om among the experienced employees of the sites were assigned to them. In addition to working with mentors, students attend trainings related to safety (for example, Fire Safety and H2S Safety), as well as professional trainings at the training center, for example, about the processes and equipment at the oil treatment plant (UPN).

The students were given special notebooks  to record their daily activities. There is a computer which is installed in the office, wh ere students can prepare practice reports in the evenings. Students also play football in their free evenings.

This is the second industrial practice organized for  Ulyanovsk State Technical University students at the Badra oil field in the Republic of Iraq. The first practice took place in 2019.

«Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.» is the operator of the Badra oil field. The Badra oil field is located on the territory of the province of Wasit in the east of the Republic of Iraq. According to preliminary estimates, the geological reserves of Badra amount to 3 billion barrels of oil. The oil is light, close to the Brent grade, with an API density of 34-35 ° and a sulfur content of 3-4%.