Kazakhstan Oilfield Service

Rashid Zhaksylykov, Chairman of the Presidium of KazService: «For 15 Нears, We Have Been Working to Increase Kazakhstani Content»

#1 (157), February 2026 special issueRashid Zhaksylykov, Chairman of the Presidium of KazService: «For 15 Нears, We Have Been Working to Increase Kazakhstani Content»

Petroleum exclusive interview ahead of the anniversary

Last year, one could say, was among the most difficult and unstable in terms of oil production. When operators' day-to-day operations suffer, they are forced into cost-saving mode, and that, in turn, negatively affects the oilfield services sector because its economics depend directly on operators' activity. As a result, oilfield services companies spent the year in an agitated environment.

Parliamentary Audit of Oil and Gas Procurement

#1 (157), February 2026 special issueParliamentary Audit of Oil and Gas Procurement

Kazakhstan's Parliament has turned its attention to Kazakhstani content in the procurement of oil and gas companies. Since last year, the Mazhilis Committee on Ecology and Natural Resource Use has begun summoning senior executives of major operators to report. The parliamentary chamber has become not just a venue for discussion but, in practice, a site for auditing the effectiveness of the country's industrial policy in the oil and gas sector.

The Chinese Puzzle. How to verify a Chinese supplier of industrial equipment: a checklist

#1 (157), February 2026 special issueThe Chinese Puzzle. How to verify a Chinese supplier of industrial equipment: a checklist

Working with any supplier, especially in another country, involves many risks—for example, cases where a “large factory” turns out to be ordinary intermediaries in a small office. Drawing on many years of experience in the Chinese market, I have prepared a checklist to help assess the integrity of potential partners and avoid losses.

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. Contracts and Procurement Plan for 2026. Part 1

#1 (157), February 2026 special issueKarachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. Contracts and Procurement Plan for 2026. Part 1

A consolidated table of planned procurements, including tProvision of metrological serviceshe Procurement item, the Name and brief (additional) description of the GWS to be purchased, as well as the Procurement period.

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. Contracts and Procurement Plan for 2026. Part 2

#1 (157), February 2026 special issueKarachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. Contracts and Procurement Plan for 2026. Part 2

A consolidated table of planned procurements, including the Procurement item, the Name and brief (additional) description of the GWS to be purchased, as well as the Procurement period.