V. A. Dedeev and his role in the development of the resource base of the oil and gas industry of the Timan-Pechora province (in connection with the 90th anniversary)

The article analyzed organizational and scientific activities of the first head of the Department of Geology of Fuels of the Institute of Geology of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences V. A. Dedeev, a well-known scientist in geotectonics and geology of mineral resources. He greatly contributed to the study of the formation conditions and distribution of oil and gas fields, solved problems of their geological, economic and forecasting assessment. His important practical result was the analysis of potential energy resources of the European North of Russia and the north of the Urals and their effective development. We showed V. A. Dedeev’s role in the postgraduate education of young scientists working on studying and expanding the resource base of the oil and gas industry of the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The article summarized V. A. Dedeev’s published and collection materials in various areas.