Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov (R) met with chairman and CEO of Chevron corporation John Watson (L). ©premierminister.kz
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov met with chairman and CEO of Chevron corporation John Watson, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Prime-Minister’s press-service. Akhmetov and Watson discussed prospects of expansion of cooperation. The head of Chevron told the Prime-Minister about projects for development of Kazakhstan oil fields. Besides, he spoke about prospects of the oil producer’s operations in Kazakhstan. “We have been closely watching the activities of Chevron in Kazakhstan and we are aware of the corporation’s promising projects. In general, the Government, represented by the Oil and Gas Ministry, supports your activities in our country,” Akhmetov replied. Watson said that he was proud of Chevron’s history of work in Kazakhstan. Over the 20 years of working in Kazakhstan the company established good partnership relations with the country’s Government. Watson also said that in 2012 the company performed the biggest overhaul in history of TCO (Tengiz field development project), but also in the history of Chevron’s global projects. The company involved additional 6.5 thousand employees to do the job. “Almost all of the works were performed by Kazakhstan employees and companies. This will help maximize production volumes in future,” CEO of Chevron John Watson said.
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov met with chairman and CEO of Chevron corporation John Watson, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Prime-Minister’s press-service.
Akhmetov and Watson discussed prospects of expansion of cooperation. The head of Chevron told the Prime-Minister about projects for development of Kazakhstan oil fields. Besides, he spoke about prospects of the oil producer’s operations in Kazakhstan.
“We have been closely watching the activities of Chevron in Kazakhstan and we are aware of the corporation’s promising projects. In general, the Government, represented by the Oil and Gas Ministry, supports your activities in our country,” Akhmetov replied.
Watson said that he was proud of Chevron’s history of work in Kazakhstan. Over the 20 years of working in Kazakhstan the company established good partnership relations with the country’s Government. Watson also said that in 2012 the company performed the biggest overhaul in history of TCO (Tengiz field development project), but also in the history of Chevron’s global projects. The company involved additional 6.5 thousand employees to do the job. “Almost all of the works were performed by Kazakhstan employees and companies. This will help maximize production volumes in future,” CEO of Chevron John Watson said.