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Alexander V. Sokolov

sokolovCand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy)

Director for Geological Exploration Petrogeco JSC

Research interests: oil and gas exploration geology, reserves calculation, etc. (Main articles, presentations, lectures)

E-mail: sokolov@petrogeco.ru

Higher education: Kalinin Polytechnic Institute; specialty: mining engineer-geologist

Professional work experience:
  • Logging data interpreter at Urengoyneftegazgeologiya (1984-1989);
  • Head of the Department for Reserves Calculation at Megionneftegazgeologia (1990-1992);
  • Head of the Oil Exploration Department at the Siberian Oil Corporation (1993-1994);
  • Deputy Director of the State Institute of Geology and Development of Fossil Fuels (1997-1998);
  • Director of the Oil Company Chumpassneftedobycha Heritage Oil and Gas Co. (2005-2006);
  • Head of Oil Exploration Unit at Sibir Energy plc (2007-2009), Director of Exploration at Zoltav Resources Inc. (2013-2015).
Since 1995 he has been consulting for Russian oil and gas companies and joint ventures. Founded and managed successful independent oil and gas exploration companies in Western Siberia - Siberian Geological Company (1999); Sibresurs-Yug (2005); Sibresurs-Sever (2005); Oil Geological Company (2006); Obskaya Geological Company (2007); CenGeo Holding ltd. (2013).
 
Petrogeco JSC, established in 2015 by A.V. Sokolov, continues the best traditions of expertise and consulting in the field of oil and gas geology. 
  • Author of 25 scientific publications, inventions and more than 150 research projects
  • Expert of the State Commission on Mineral Reserves of the Russian Federation (GKZ RF)
  • Member of the Society of Subsoil Use Experts of the Russian Federation
  • Lecturer at  the Lomonosov Moscow State University and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
  • Discoverer of oil fields in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra (Russian Federation): Koltogorskoe, (2009); Zapadno- Koltogorskoe (2014); Yuzhno-Trekhozernoe (2014)