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KazMunaiGas planning a global IPO
KazMunayGas is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.
15 November 2013
Rosneft to transit crude to China across Kazakhstan
Late October Russia’s Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said that Rosneft was negotiating oil transits across Kazakhstan to China via the Kazakh-Chinese Atasu-Alashankow pipeline.
12 November 2013
ConocoPhillips completes sale of Kashagan share to KMG and views Kashagan as non-core asset
The main reason why ConocoPhillips sold its share in the gigantic pie that everyone wants a bite from has nothing to do with the complexity of the field or the bulging expenses of the consortium to develop it.
31 October 2013
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 poised to produce OCTG fittings
KazMunaiGas and French Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes has signed a memorandum of understanding.
14 October 2013
Third string of Kazakhstan-China pipeline to be launched in 2016
We currently transport over 63 billion cubic meters of gas to China via two strings of this pipeline. Construction of the third string has started and it is scheduled to be launched in 2016: Sauat Mynbayev.
08 October 2013
$23 billion Tengiz expansion project approved
A project of the Tengiz field production facilities expansion worth $23 billion has been approved.
02 October 2013
Kazakhstan negotiating gas supplies with Russia
Kazakhstan is negotiating gas supplies to Astana with Russia.
18 September 2013
KMG branch to build 22 petrol stations in Georgia in 2014
The Rompetrol Group N.V., a subsidiary of KazMunaiGas National Company, plans to open 22 new petrol stations in Georgia by the end of 2014.
12 August 2013
Kazakhstan doesn’t exclude supplies of natural gas to Romania
Romania-based Rompetrol, part of KazMunaiGas Kazakh National Oil Company, already possesses a substantial part of energy assets in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkey and France.
05 August 2013
KazMunaiGas instructed to train personnel for oil projects
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with the chairman of KazMunaiGas National Company Sauat Mynbayev.
29 July 2013
KazTransOil to transport oil from Kashagan
The state oil pipeline company KazTransOil and KMG Kashagan B.V. have signed a transport contract.
16 July 2013
Chairman of KazMunaiGas E&P dismissed
Chairman of KazMunaiGas Exploration&Production Lyazzat Kiinov was dismissed.
15 July 2013
Mynbayev appointed new head of KazMunaiGas
Former Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev has been appointed new head of KazMunaiGas National Oil and Gas Company.
04 July 2013
KMG to buy ConocoPhillips' stake in Kashagan for $5 billion
ConocoPhillips will sell its 8.4-percent stake in Kashagan to KazMunaiGas for $5 billion.
03 July 2013
Kazakhstan reserves to priority right to buy ConocoPhillips stake in Kashagan
Kazakhstan plans to execute its priority right to purchase ConocoPhillips’ stake in Kashagan oil and gas project at the Caspian shelf.
03 July 2013
Romania, Kazakh oil firm settle debt dispute
Romania and the Kazakh oil company KazMunayGaz have settled their dispute over a 500-million-euro ($658-million) debt and pledged to invest together in energy projects.
13 May 2013
KazMunaiGas closes $3 billion deals
KazMunaiGas National Company has successfully closed the deals on placement of 10-year and 30-year Eurobonds raising $3 billion.
03 May 2013
KazMunaiGas considering a Eurobond issue
The Company has turned to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Halyk Finance and VISOR Capital to arrange meetings with prospective investors to be held starting from April 16.
16 April 2013
Kazakhstan students want to work in oil companies
Students of 14 leading Kazakhstan universities have called KazMunaiGas the employer of their choice.
29 March 2013