On April 02, 2025, the Department of “Ecology and geology” of the Engineering Faculty of Yessenov University held a solemn opening ceremony of the educational and laboratory auditorium dedicated to the day of geologists and the 100th anniversary of the great merit of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, the winner of the Lenin Prize, the famous scientist, Professor of our university Valentin Petrovich Tokarev.
The event was organized jointly by the Kazakhstan Society of oil geologists, the Mangystau Geological Inspectorate and Yessenov University. At the opening ceremony, izbergen Kubekbayev, deputy chairman of the Kazakhstan Society of oil geologists, and Zhanakhmet Arman Rakushevich, head of the Aktau Office of NCOC, cut the ribbon for the new audience. The auditorium was fully equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment sponsored by NCOC.
The president of the University Berik Bakytzhanovich Akhmetov noted that this audience provides students of the educational program “Geology and exploration of mineral deposits” with a great opportunity to conduct Paleontology and Applied Research.
The event was attended by veteran geologist Sagyn Yerkasovich Krymkulov, deputy akim of Mangistau region Abbot Zhangirkhanovich Orisbayev, chairman of the Kazakhstan Society of oil geologists Kuandykov Baltabek Mukhanovich and industry veterans.
The international scientific and practical conference “secrets of the subsoil: achievements and prospects of geological science” dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the famous geologist-prospector Adil Moldashovich Nurmanov, who discovered such fields as Karazhanbas, Kalamkas, North Bozashi, Dongga, Uzen, Zhetybai in Mangistau region, was held. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the latest achievements in the field of geology, information technologies in the oil and gas industry, economic efficiency and environmental risks, identify prospects for geological research and strengthen scientific cooperation.