On the occasion of the Oil and Gas Workers’ Day and the 125th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s oil, PetroCouncil presents annual review “TOP-20 Young Leaders of the Oil and Gas Industry of Kazakhstan... Read more »
The government again raised the issue of increasing the share of local content in the procurement of goods, works and services of oil companies. Even though the overall participation of domestic enterprises... Read more »
An interesting situation is developing in the motor fuel market of the country. On the one hand, consumption has increased, on the other hand, by the beginning of this year, the market... Read more »
Kazakhstan has again been found to have exceeded the quota set under the OPEC+ agreement. International news agencies, citing their sources, reported that the country continues to violate its commitments to reduce... Read more »
In Kazakhstan, signatures have begun to be collected under a petition demanding that the terms of the contracts for the development of the Tengiz, Kashagan and Karachaganak oil and gas fields be... Read more »
More than a 50% stake in Atyrau Oil Refinery (Atyrau Refinery), owned by the national company KazMunaiGas, may be sold to the petrochemical corporation Sinopec. In June this year, the delegation of... Read more »
The National Company KazMunayGas and the Russian Tatneft intend to start drilling the first exploratory well at the Karaton subsalt site this year, and in 2028 – to produce oil. Even the... Read more »
Scandals around the largest offshore oil and gas field in Kazakhstan have been growing. The Government of Kazakhstan has increased the size of its claims against international companies developing Kashagan to more... Read more »
Kazakhstan intends to double oil exports along the Trans-Caspian route, using the maximum capacity of the port of Atyrau, which today is 7 million tons per year. At the same time, the... Read more »
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 »