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Dropping oil prices cast a shadow of unprofitability over Kashagan
The falling oil prices put the entire Kashagan project in question. Kashagan is a huge oil field located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea.
07 November 2014
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
Ukraine wants to buy gas from Kazakhstan
Ukrain is ready to buy gas from Kazakhstan without Russia as an intermediary.
01 November 2014
EU, Russia, Ukraine seal breakthrough gas accord
Russia agreed to resume gas deliveries to war-torn Ukraine through the winter in an EU-brokered, multi-billion dollar deal signed by the three parties in Brussels.
31 October 2014
Almaty-Baiserke-Talgar gas pipeline launched in Almaty Oblast
Almaty-Baiserke-Talgar gas pipeline has started working in Almaty Oblast.
28 October 2014
Kazakhstan explores coal-to-oil opportunities
Kazakhstan Minister of Energy said that the country was considering producing synthetic oil from coal.
22 October 2014
Russia-Ukraine gas talks falter, new meeting next week
EU-brokered crunch talks to resolve the bitter gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine failed on Tuesday, as a new meeting was set for next week.
22 October 2014
Putin calls on Europe to help Ukraine pay gas debts
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Europe to help Kiev cover its gas debts with Moscow following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.
18 October 2014
Kazakhstan to export oil to China and Iran should anti-Russian sanctions escalate
The Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan is looking for alternative routes in case the West applies additional sanctions against Russia.
16 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
Eurasian Economic Union to resolve Kazakhstan's fuel problems
The Eurasian Economic Union, according to the former head of the KazMunaiGas Lyazzat Kiinov, will have a positive effect on the situation with petrol in Kazakhstan.
10 October 2014
Kazakh Ministry of Energy proposes installing metering devices on oil and gas wells
The Minister of Energy says there is a need for monitoring devices on Kazakhstan's oil and gas wells.
09 October 2014
11 new ambassadors start working in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has received letters of credence from ambassadors of 11 countries.
08 October 2014
Alternative energy will not replace traditional energy: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan said that traditional energy was not possible to replace with alternative sources, which is why Kazakhstan should not be afraid of that its economy is based on raw materials.
02 October 2014
Kazakhstani gasoline prices to match Russian by 2019: Karabalin
Gasoline prices in Kazakhstan are substantially lower than those of the neighbouring Russia. They will be gradually growing until they match the Russian prices by 2019.
02 October 2014
Nazarbayev offers Russia to cooperate in geological exploration of Caspian Depression
Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested Russia to start a joint geological exploration project to find new oil fields.
02 October 2014
Putin calls Caspian countries to coordinate oil and gas prices
at the 4th Caspian Summit President of Russia called five Caspian countries to coordinate their actions on the global hydrocarbons market.
30 September 2014
Nazarbayev calls Caspian Summit in Russia a breakthrough
Heads of Caspian littoral states have gathered in Russia and reached a number of important agreements.
30 September 2014
Hungary calls 'unexpected' halt to Ukraine gas supply
Hungary's gas pipeline network operator FGSZ said it was indefinitely suspending gas supply to neighbouring Ukraine for technical reasons.
26 September 2014
Fuel market risks in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has only three oil refineries, which are not only few but also outdated.
23 September 2014