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Tokayev calls for new oil field discoveries and AI-driven modernization

Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector to focus on opening new fields and embracing technological

05 September 2025

Earthquake recorded at Tengiz oil field

Tengrinews.kz - An earthquake occurred at the Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan on May 11, citing Ak Zhaiyk.

12 May 2025

Kazakhstan denies postponement of Kashagan maintenance due to gas shortage

Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan government denied information about Ministry of Energy's request to postpone the planned maintenance scheduled for

06 September 2024

Children faint again in village near major Kazakh oil and gas field

Three children have faited during classes in Berezovka village just several months after a series of mass incidents of the same nature.

16 April 2015

TengrizChervrOil capacity expansion soars by $15bln

Projects for expansion of production capacity at Tengiz oil and gas field in Western Kazakhstan have seen their price tag soar. By $15 billion!

01 April 2015

Pipeline havoc at Kashagan: no losses for Kazakhstan, no refund for NCOC

Production at Kashagan field remains halted for an unspecified time; the need to replace pipes threatens the future of the oil project.

07 January 2015

Oil production may steadily decline in Kazakhstan over the next decade: KazMunaiGas Vice Chairman

KazMunaiGas Vice Chairman Tiyesov has spoken in the Mazhilis informing the deputies that Kazakhstan will face a decline in oil production should no new fields be discovered in the upcoming decade.

07 November 2014

Kazakhstan harvests sweet potato first time for South Korea

Sweet potato was planted in three different regions of Kazakhstan in a pilot project for South Korea. First harvest has been obtained.

23 October 2014

Kashagan project cost may rise again

The cost of Kashagan project is estimated to rise by another $4 billion, Financial Times reports.

13 October 2014

Iranian is first woman to win prestigious math prize

An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a prestigious global prize known as the Field Medal.

13 August 2014

Kashagan to be developed by consolidated company

Kashagan will be developed by a consolidated joint venture company.

14 July 2014

Exxon may take over as Kashagan operator

Exxon Mobil, an American major multinational oil and gas corporation and world’s third largest company by revenue, may take over as Kashagan's new operator.

07 June 2014

Heavy truck crashes bus at Karachaganak field injuring 18

Bus driver failed to yield the right of way to a heavy truck at Karachaganak gas condensate; 18 workers were injured, four of them gravely.

24 October 2013

Kazakhstan vanadium deposit among world's top 5 largest

The vanadium deposit in Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda oblast can cover 10 percent of the global vanadium market.

20 September 2013

MangistauMunaiGas to drill five wells for bitumen plant

Drilling of five new wells by MangistauMunaiGas in Kalamkas and Zhetybai fields is probably related to demand for new supplies to the bitumen plant in Aktau: expert.

06 September 2013

Oil reserves at new Kazakhstan's field estimated at 880 million barrels

Preliminary results of geological exploration of the new Kazakhstan oil field have showed the total anticipated reserves of around 120 million tons (880 million barrels).

07 August 2013

Kazakhstan confirms discovery of two offshore fields in Caspian Sea

Two promising offshore fields discovered at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan for the first time after Kashagan field.

14 March 2013

Kazakhstan will seize oilfields from ineffective owners

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed his government to return the oil fields that are not being put to use back into the state ownership.

24 January 2013