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Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Specialists from Rosneft's Arctic Research Center (ARC) participated in the winter school of the All-Russian scientific and educational program "Floating University." This was the first time the program participants—students from the country's leading universities—were hosted on Sakhalin Island. The three-day educational track, "Exploring Unknown Waters: From Terra Incognita to Marine Biotechnologies of the Future," focused on geophysics, hydrology, biology, ecology, and other areas of northern sea research.
Rosneft representatives described the comprehensive scientific work the Company has been conducting in the Arctic region since 2012. During this time, more than 60 expeditions have been organized and conducted along the entire coast of the Arctic Ocean, studying glaciers and icebergs, marine and coastal zones, and rare animal and bird species, including bioindicator species such as polar bears, wild reindeer, and Atlantic walruses. Based on the population status of these animals, scientists draw conclusions about the state of the fragile ecosystems of the Far North.
Rosneft specialists also described a large-scale project dedicated to the flora and fauna of the White Sea. Over three years (2023-2025), ASC staff, together with colleagues from Innopraktika and scientists from leading Russian research institutes, will retrace the route of the expedition of Soviet hydrobiologist Konstantin Deryugin, who 100 years ago first detailed the biodiversity of the White Sea basin. During the project, the scientists used both historical and innovative research methods, including molecular genetics.
Another joint environmental project between Rosneft and Innopraktika is dedicated to cleaning up the northern seas from chronic hydrocarbon pollution caused by maritime transport. The biopreparation "Oceanida" is based on cold-loving bacteria that utilize hydrocarbons as a food source. The product, whose effectiveness has been proven in laboratory and field tests, has received a positive conclusion from the state environmental review.
As part of the Floating University winter school, students were introduced to scientific atlases that accumulate knowledge on individual seas of the Russian Arctic and data obtained during Rosneft's research expeditions.
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The Floating University program is being implemented as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science and is part of the "Science to Win" initiative of the Russian Federation Decade of Science and Technology, and is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. It is organized by the Floating University Coordination Center at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
The Floating University program includes a winter science school and real-life sea expeditions, where students learn to operate equipment, collect data, and conduct research under the guidance of mentors.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft February 12, 2026
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