On May 15, our country celebrates the Day of the Kazakh PR Specialist. On the eve of the professional holiday, we present to readers an overview of oil and gas specialists whose... Read more »
The Kazakh authorities were offered to acquire the shares of foreign companies in the Tengiz, Kashagan and Karachaganak fields at the expense of Russia’s gold and foreign exchange reserves frozen in the... Read more »
📌 On the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8, PetroCouncil presents the 4th annual Review of the ‘TOP 20 WOMEN-LEADERS in the Kazakh oil and gas industry’ 2024. This year,... Read more »
The PetroCouncil has prepared a Review ‘TOP 20 Kazakhstanis working abroad in leadership positions in O&G in 2024.’ The review presents 20 Kazakhstanis working in Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa. This Review... Read more »
The search for alternative export routes remains a pressing issue for the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan produced 90 million tons of oil and gas condensate in 2023 and exported... Read more »
Dear Friends! In 2023, Petrocouncil worked a lot and actively as a dialogue platform between large oil and gas operators and business community and have made significant progress for the domestic oil... Read more »
This year turned out to be very rich in interesting and important news. Therefore, on New Year’s Eve, Petrocouncil presents an overview of events in the energy industry of Kazakhstan for 2023.... Read more »
The Kazakh oil and gas sector is represented by several main associations, each is responsible for the various segments of the industry. Kazenergy The Kazenergy Association was created on November 2, 2005.... Read more »
In recent years, Kazakhstani electric power industry has been experiencing serious difficulties. In many regions, power outages are becoming increasingly common. Oil and gas industry suffers, oil production is falling, and it... Read more »
The government has announced plans to implement two large petrochemical projects, butadiene and polyethylene plants. The cost and project commissioning schedule have been announced. But how much does the country need these... Read more »
November 24, the PetroCatering&FM 2023 Forum and Exhibition was held in Atyrau, dedicated to one of the most important areas – catering and FM (catering and facility maintenance) in the Oil and... Read more »
On 1 May, 2019 Alex joined Eni’s branch in Kazakhstan. On 29 June, 2019 Alex was appointed as the Managing Director of Arm Wind, a 100% subsidiary of Eni Plenitude, operating renewable... Read more »
KazMunayGas (KMG) was named among other companies to acquire a stake in the largest oil refinery in Germany. This year, the Kazakh national company started to export oil to the PCK Raffinerie... Read more »
Recently, Aktau hosted the 8th annual forum “KDR – Well Engineering” – the leading industry event in the field of drilling, well intervention and production. There are discussions to launch a new... Read more »
The China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Sinopec will build a polyethylene production plant with a capacity of 1.25 million tons per year in the Atyrau region in West Kazakhstan. Construction will begin... Read more »
The decline in oil prices led to a reduction in Kazakhstan’s income. Tax payments to the National Fund fell by almost 30%. The state budget was fulfilled by 97% including due to... Read more »