Petroleum Industry Productivity Research Center (PIPRC)

Petroleum has been the leading industry worldwide for more than 100 years. Any improvement in oil and gas production and consumption will have a significant effect on other industries and our lives at large. With the aim of improving quality and quantity within the Iranian petroleum industry, the Petroleum Industry Productivity Research Centre (PIPRC) has been established at the K.N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU). KNTU is a leading university in industrial research and development. With more than 80 years of experience in engineering education, research and industrial connections, KNTU has established a close relationship with the petroleum industry. Relying on extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, the PIPRC aims to further improve advanced applied research within KNTU and to extend the university’s role in the petroleum industry. The following areas are within the interest of the PIPRC: -- Examining the geoscience and geomatics of oil and gas reservoirs to improve oil processing -- Considering the chemical properties of produced oil and gas to enhance downstream processing -- Implementing geomechanical modeling of oil and gas reservoirs -- Conducting data mining and designing advanced control and automation systems -- Researching the environmental impact of the petroleum industry -- Utilizing greener EOR/IOR technologies. The PIPRC engages distinguished professors and researchers from various departments of KNTU, including geomatics and geoscience, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Many renowned petroleum industry experts are adjunct members of the PIPRC, and close relations are maintained with both domestic and international companies in the petroleum industry. Consequently, the PIPRC has become a leading research center in the petroleum industry, with the capability of supplying advanced research and solutions.