Alexey Kontorovich, a specialist in the field of oil and gas geology, has died – Kommersant
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A specialist in the field of oil and gas geology, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Kontorovich died at the age of 89 in Novosibirsk. His granddaughter Elena Sycheva reported this to TASS.
“Grandfather died today after a long illness. He was 89 years old,” said Ms. Sycheva, without giving other details.
Alexey Kontorovich was the chief researcher at the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics (INGG) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He took part in the discovery and exploration of oil and gas fields in Western and Eastern Siberia, as well as in Yakutia. Worked on the scientific substantiation and discovery of the West Siberian, Leno-Tunguska and Leno-Vilyui oil and gas provinces
Mr. Kontorovich conducted a series of studies on oil and gas resource estimates. Contributed to the development of the theory of oil formation, the theory and methods of quantitative forecasting of oil and gas content and prospecting and exploration work for oil and gas. He also participated in the development of documents defining the priority directions of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation, primarily its fuel and energy complex.
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