Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev and Bozumbayev discuss expansion of production capacities of Tengiz field

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev. Bozumbayev informed the President of the key indicators of development of oil and gas, petrochemical and energy sectors and about the plans on the work for the nearest future. Besides, the interlocutors discussed the progress in implementation of big investment projects…

Kazakhstan: new gas chemical complex to be built

Kazakh United Chemical Company will build integrated gas chemical complex in Atyrau region, Kazakh Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna reported. The complex will process gas from Tengiz field and produce polyethylene, which is widely used in construction, medicine, engineering, the packaging industry, household goods manufacture, etc. The project will cost $2.6 billion, Samruk-Kazyna plans to attract debt…

Kazakhstan: Kazatomprom interested in developing NFC cooperation with Ukraine

Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom is interested in developing cooperation with Ukraine in various areas of the nuclear fuel cycle (NFC), including production of nuclear fuel in Kazakhstan for Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPP), Kazatomprom has said. The Kazakh Ministry of Energy and Kazatomprom plan to meet with the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal…

Kazakhstan: Aktau port to increase capacities

Kazakhstan has almost completed realization of the project to expand the sea port of Aktau in the northern direction, which will increase the carrying capacity from 16.5 million tons to 19.5 million tons, the press-service of the port declared. The project consists of three stages: construction of protective hydraulic engineering structures, dredging and construction of…

Kazakhstan: new ferry complex to start cargo transshipment by December 2016

A new ferry complex in Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port will start cargo transshipment by the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence, the country’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov wrote on Twitter on August 9 Kazakhstan will celebrate 25th anniversary of Independence on December 16. As of today, ferry transportation from Kazakhstan to other Caspian littoral states is possible…