Oil production started at Kashagan
The consortium has re-activated the first production well and produced the first oil from the field in the North Caspian Sea on September 11, 2013.
Samruk-Kazyna halves capacity of Kartaly-Astana gas pipeline
The number of users along the pipeline and regional networks are not large enough to consume this gas. That's why we had to slash the project from 6 to 3 billion cubic meters of gas: Bishimbayev.
Toxic puddles discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant Puddles with extremely high radiation levels have been found near water storage tanks at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as it moved to contain the latest of several toxic water threats.
Aluminium giant Rusal posts 1H net loss of $439 mn Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, on Monday reported a net loss of $439 million for the first half of 2013, citing falling prices, an excess global supply and economic uncertainty.
Kazakh-Czech center to build engineering plant in KyzylordaThe protocol of intentions to create an engineering plant and a diversified enterprise for production of spare parts for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has been signed by Kyzylorda oblast administration and KTZ.
13 August 2013
Mexico proposes opening oil sector to foreign firms Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed sweeping reforms of the country's oil sector Monday that would allow foreign energy firms back into the industry 75 years after being thrown out.