The Trofimuk Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ingg SB RAS) was established as the Trofimuk Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences by a decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences on November 22, 2005. No. 272, in line with the reorganization by the merger of the Institute of Geology of oil and gas of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics, Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Design and technology Institute of geophysical and ecological instrument engineering Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the termination of the activities of the latter as legal entities and transfer of their rights and responsibilities.
The Trofimuk Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences was renamed the Trofimuk Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) in accordance with the decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences No. 274 of December 18, 2007. Trofimuk Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute was registered and entered into the Unified state register of legal entities on December 29, 2011. MIFNS of Russia , No. 16 for the Novosibirsk region, main state registration number 1065473056670.
The Institute carries out activities in accordance with the Charter approved by decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences dated 28 may 2008, No. 97, as agreed with the Department of Earth Sciences of RAS (the decree of may 22, 2008, No. 13000/6-62.19) and the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, SB RAS (the decree of 19 may 2008, No. 342), a Change in the Charter, approved by the decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dated may 27, 2009, No. 426, consistent with the Bureau of the Department of Earth Sciences of RAS (the decree of June 2, 2009, No. 13000/5-52) and by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, SB RAS (the decree of may 15, 2009, No. 150), Change and addition in Charter of Federal state budgetary institution of science Institute of petroleum Geology and Geophysics. A. A. Nikolay Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ipgg SB RAS), approved by the decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 14 December 2011, No. 491, agreed with the Bureau of the Department of Earth Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (decision of 14 December 2011, No. 13000/11-122.4.2).
As of 31.12.2019, the Institute employs 784 people, including 132 part – time employees; 335 researchers, including 33 part – time employees; 70 doctors of science, including 10 part – time employees; 162 candidates of science, including 11 part – time employees; 5 academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences, including 2 part-time employees; 8 corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Total staff: 625.92 units. The foundations of the Institute's research areas were laid by academicians A. A. Trofimuk and N. N. Puzyrev
