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The growth of oilfield services will be higher than the economy growth in a whole

KUDAIBERGEN Almas Shayikbekuly, the Chairman of Service Companies Association of Kazakhstan KazService answers Petroleum questions.

– Almas, the Association KazService, which is chaired by you, consolidates oilfield service companies, working in different sectors of EPC services market. Therefore, it seems that you might know this market better than anyone. What are the main problems and hot buttons that you can see on it?

By 2022, Production of Oil And Gas Condensate May Increase 1.6 Times

Minister of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan Uzakbai Karabalin gave exclusive interview to Petroleum magazine.
– Uzakbai Suleimenovich, first of all, let me congratulate you on your appointment as Minister for Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan. You are an old friend and contributor to our magazine and we'd like to extend our special gratitude to you for agreeing to give this interview for readers of Petroleum.

KazMunayGas: Upward Curve

Currently, the national company KazMunayGas is a vertically-integrated oil and gas producer performing the complete cyclical turnaround of operations ranging from exploration and production of hydrocarbons, their transportation and processing to rendering specialized services.

Supporting Domestic Producers are Our Priority in Procurement of Goods and Services

The government program in support of domestic manufacturers (the DMs) has been working in Kazakhstan for quite a long time. It was adopted due to objective reasons – for a certain period of time the country experienced fairly loud echoes of the world economic crisis. It is difficult to say that the crisis has dropped into oblivion, because it is a systematic process. Especially , in addition to the crisis producers of goods and services in Kazakhstan meets other challenges in current conditions - that is both the establishment of the Single Economic Space and, most likely, the imminent compliance to the WTO. In this situation, the DMs are in the severe competition environment.

Atyrau Region Akimat – Subsoil Users: Constructive Dialogue and Mutual Understanding

The Atyrau region is the main supplier of hydrocarbon raw materials in Kazakhstan. Soon, commercial development of Kashagan, the largest field discovered in the last 40 years, will start here. This will lead Kazakhstan to the world’s five largest suppliers of oil.

At the same time, the region should go through many difficulties, because completion of the construction of facilities of the North Caspian project will release thousands of jobs, while the start of the field’s operation will lead to environmental risks. Do the local authorities keep up with the decision of the region’s vital issues which are not limited only to oil production? Our talk with Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, Atyrau oblast Akim (head of regional administration), is about it.

The role of Kazakhstan as strategic partner and supplier will only grow

Bruno Jardin, Managing Director of ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc., answers the following questions for Petroleum

- ExxonMobil is celebrating the 20^th anniversary of its presence in Kazakhstan. In fact, the company came practically at the same time when Kazakhstan gained its independence. Jointly with the country, your company has walked a long path of success and achievements. On the eve of your anniversary, which achievements would you like to highlight?

On the Agenda

At the board of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the RКwith participation of the Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov, which was held on January 28 in Astana, the 2012 results have been discussed and the agenda for the oil and gas industry for the current year has been formulated.

Lyazzat Kiinov: We Should Be Equal Among the Strong

Ten years ago, the national oil and gas company, which has received the name of KazMunayGas, was established in Kazakhstan. It has united all large state assets in the sphere of exploration, production, processing and transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials.