When the Day of Oilmen is celebrated in Russia

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

There are holidays that have been celebrated recently, but they are important for the country. One of them is Oilmen's Day, which falls on the 1st Sunday in September. It is annually awaited by workers in the oil, fuel, and gas industries.

From history

First, people used firewood to kindle a fire, then coal. Our ancestors used oil for embalming mummies and in construction. In the 18th and 19th centuries, "black gold" was a long-lasting oil for church lamps. The first oily liquid was brought to Moscow from Ukhta during the time of Boris Godunov. Then it was called "fire water".

The turning point in the history of the fuel industry was the construction of the first tower in Baku: oil flowed like a river. Then it began to be cleaned of impurities and used for kerosene lamps.

Despite the development of the oil field, coal is used as a fuel in many industries. This is due to the fact that it is not at all easy to obtain oil and gas: oil and gas fields are located in complex natural zones (Siberia, the Far East, the Far North). Day of oil workers is a holiday of courageous, strong,purposeful people who are able to overcome obstacles and work in difficult conditions.

Oil industry in Russia

Oil production is one of the most important branches of heavy industry. It includes well drilling, oil and gas production, exploration of oil and oil and gas fields, transportation of oil through pipes.

Russia is one of the world's major oil and gas producers. Oilman's Day in Russia is a professional holiday for those professionals who are constantly developing and implementing new methods for extracting, processing and transporting oily liquids. New oil and gas pipelines are being built across the country.

The extraction of black gold is needed not only to obtain fuel: crude oil is sent to construction to strengthen barkhan sands, processed oil is sent to chemical production for the manufacture of raw materials, motor oils. The product is also needed to create plastics, dyes, synthetic rubber, detergents.

In the Russian Federation, the hard work of people employed in this industry has always been valuable, and therefore it was decided to establish the Day of the Oilman. Every year, organizations congratulate their employees and award the best specialists. Films are shown on television, telling about the hard lot of the miners of "black gold". The holiday brings people of this profession together, helps them exchange experiences and serves as an occasion for meetings.

The Oilman's Day is celebrated on a wide scale in the northern cities of our country. What date?Always on the first Sunday of autumn. The date was not chosen by chance: September is the time of fuel procurement for the winter season. Surgut, Nefteyugansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Pykht-Yakha and other settlements traditionally hold sports competitions, quizzes, performances by city teams. The administration invites variety performers to the cities.

Oil, coal, gas are essential for every country. Once upon a time, the Day of Oil Workers was celebrated on the territory of the USSR. After the collapse, some states retained the solemn date, others moved it to another day. Together with us, the Day of Oilmen is celebrated in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova.