Rosneft Employees Win National Engineer of the Year Competition

Employees of the Company’s enterprises won the Professional Engineers and Young Engineering Talent categories of the XXVI National Engineer of the Year 2025 competition.

Four RN-Vankor specialists were honoured with awards at the competition. Ivan Brikman was the winner in the Professional Engineers category. Ivan’s research focuses on the reduction of energy consumption and the enhancement of energy efficiency within production processes. He has published nine scientific papers and participated in over 20 scientific and technical conferences.

Alexander Chekhlov, a technologist, was named the winner, while Mikhail Klochkov and Nikita Matsnev, engineers, were awarded diplomas in the Young Engineering Talent category. Young specialists submitted scientific research on developing a method for assessing pipeline durability, optimising energy-saving schemes for remote gas production facilities and investigating the impact of temperature on the effectiveness of hydrochloric acid treatments in low-temperature dolomitised reservoirs.

The competition jury selected Alexandra Tolmacheva, an engineer at Orenburgneft, as the winner of the competition for participants under 30. Alexandra’s achievements include winning a regional scientific and technical conference for young specialists and leading several innovative projects aimed at improving pipeline reliability.

Pavel Klimkov, an employee of Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz, was the winner of the Young Engineering Talent category. Pavel is a multiple award-winner and laureate of scientific and technical conferences. As part of his enterprise’s team, he has won the International Engineering Championship three times.

Dmitry Dmitriev, an engineering specialist at Slavneft-Krasnoyarskneftegaz, has been awarded the title of Professional Engineer of Russia. He is responsible for projects to improve the reliability of pipeline systems and has implemented solutions to modernise the protection of intra-field pipelines.

Rosneft is a leader in high-quality modernisation and innovation in the Russian oil and gas industry. The Company’s efforts focus on developing the industry’s intellectual and technological potential based on the solid foundations of the Russian oil and gas tradition. The Company fosters an environment that promotes extensive engagement in innovative, research and development, and project activities. Rosneft employees are regular participants in corporate scientific and technical conferences, as well as regional and national competitions.