Shtokman Project

Personnel management policy as part of the Shtokman project

Innovative solutions are being elaborated as part of the Shtokman project implementation that will allow using partially-manned technologies in extreme climatic conditions. Therefore, one of the keys to successful implementation of the large-scale project is a team of highly skilled experts. Their training should be initiated at this very moment.

The main staff training partners are leading Russian petroleum and engineering institutions including Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Ukhta State Technical University, Murmansk State Technical University, Arkhangelsk State Technical University.

Purposeful activity is being performed to develop the innovative programs of further vocational education, experts training and re-training courses with due regard for hi-tech and partially-manned technologies to be implemented when developing the offshore fields.

The work is currently underway to construct the Gazprom training center and training site. The main objective of the training center is to provide the existing and newly-commissioned production facilities of Gazprom with highly professional staff.

Among the training priorities are: prospecting, exploration, pre-development and operation of the offshore hydrocarbon fields, subsea transmission by pipelines, liquefied natural gas production, storage and transportation. Personnel training and further vocational training courses will be arranged here as well as scientific and methodological activity to increase the efficiency and security when developing fields on the continental shelf.