Atyrau Oil & Gas
The Future of KMG: Focusing on Exploration, Petrochemicals, and Sustainable Development
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
The Atyrau and Mangystau regions are the key areas of operation for the national company KazMunayGas, which engages in oil extraction and processing and conducts maritime transportation from the port of Aktau. In an interview with the press service, KMG's Chairman of the Board, Magzum Mirzagaliyev, summarizes the company's achievements over the 22 years since its establishment and discusses the future development of the business: from exploration to petrochemicals and diversifying oil transportation routes.
Chevron Direct Investment Fund Ltd.: Investments into the Future of Kazakhstan
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
At the beginning of the year Chevron Direct Investment Fund Ltd. (CDIF) has announced investment agreements into two Kazakhstani companies. After extensive work CDIF made direct equity investments in 2023 of up to $41MM (USD) into Top Cleaning Kazakhstan LLP (top.kz), a managed service marketplace for the business, and Orhun Med Ltd, a growing healthcare company in Kazakhstan.
Internal Trainers – An Effective Form of Professional Training. The Experience of CPC-K
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
What associations come to mind when you hear the word "training"? A university department, a spacious training center auditorium, or a computer monitor with an online course? For most of us, it's associated with a traditional educational institution, but is such a form of training always the most effective? After all, once a course is completed, the instructor often cannot answer participants' questions, and the schedules of training centers don't always align with the busy timetables of employees.
Pumps and Valves for Green Hydrogen Power
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
Along with the metal industry, the chemical industry consumes the most energy – and the majority of it still comes from fossil fuels. However, this will soon change when at least part of the supply will be replaced by green hydrogen. Pumps and valves will play a decisive role in making this low-carbon switch. Green hydrogen, i.e. hydrogen produced in a climate-neutral manner, is becoming increasingly important as an energy source for industry. Not only can this hydrogen be used to power vehicles and for storing renewable energy, it can also be used to defossilise material value chains.
Reduced Portland, Hight-Performance Systems
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
As we transition to a lower-carbon future, it is critical to design dependable cement barries with reduced Portland content. To meet this challange, Halliburton has developed a porffolio of reduced Portland slurries that includes the NeoCemTM system, NeoCemTM E+ system and EnviraCemTM system.
Industry❜s First Dissolvable Long-Range Frac Plug Illusion High-Expansion Frac Plug
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
As the number of wellbores completed in North America continues to increase, plug-and-pref remains the preffered treatment. Drilling at completing this wellbores rarely lacks challenges, and one of the biggest is a casing with restructed inside diameter - a condition that can greatly hinder wellbore completion.
Borusan Cat Kazakhstan. Component Rebuild Center in Atyrau On the Effectiveness of «Direct» Methods of Hydrocarbon Exploration
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
Borusan Cat Kazakhstan company is Cat® authorized dealer in Kazakhstan. The company offers wide range of services connected with components rebuilding and manufacture and equipment service maintenance. Borusan Cat Kazakhstan company was established in Almaty in June 1999. Nowadays the company’s activities are carried out in over 20 branches, 23 warehouses, 4 repair shops and 2 Component Rebuild Centers (CRC) in Kazakhstan. One of the CRC is located in the center of the West Kazakhstan – in Atyrau city.
On the Effectiveness of «Direct» Methods of Hydrocarbon Exploration
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
It is well known that the profitability of oil and gas producing companies directly depends on the efficiency of exploration methods. Both «direct» and «indirect» exploration methods are currently used to explore for hydrocarbons. The difference between them is that indirect exploration methods study the physical properties of rocks and minerals in the Earth’s interior, while direct methods reveal the presence and composition of minerals in the survey areas.
KazMunayGas Expands Its Fleet Plans Include Maritime Oil Services and Shipbuilding
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
At the beginning of 2023, the national company KazMunayGas and the United Arab Emirates port and logistics operator, Abu Dhabi Ports Group, signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement. Erbolat Mendybayev, Director of the Transportation and Logistics Department at KMG, shared insights into the development of the cooperation between the two national operators, oil transportation in the Caspian and open seas, plans for shipbuilding in Kazakhstan, and participation in the transport corridor from China to Europe.
Caspian Countries Require New Logistics Schemes for the Supply of Oil and Petroleum Products
#2 (146), April 2024 special issue
Over 70 representatives from the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, the UAE, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Malta, and Slovakia discussed current issues in oil refining and the export of oil and petroleum products at a round table in Almaty.
Brief Analysis of the Oil and Gas Industry of Atyrau Region
#2 (140), April 2023 special issue
Atyrau region is one of the largest industrial regions of the country and is rightfully considered a pioneer in the emergence of the oil industry in Kazakhstan. In the region, in 1899, a gush of oil at the Karashungul field flowed, which marked the beginning of the history of Kazakh oil. Commercial production began in 1911 at the Dossor field.
Chevron and Kazakhstan: Thirty Years of Partnership
#2 (140), April 2023 special issue
Thirty years ago, Chevron became the first major international investor in the newly independent Kazakhstan and signed an agreement for establishment of Tengizchevroil (TCO) joint venture to develop a unique field - Tengiz.
We Consider s Range of Scenarios - Including Remote Scenarios - to Help Inform Perspectives of the Future and Enhance Strategic Thinking
#2 (140), April 2023 special issue
No single transition pathway can be reasonably predicted, given the wide range of uncertainties. Key unknowns include yet-to-be-developed government policies, narket conditions, and advances in technology that may influence the cost, pace, and potential availability of certain pathways
CPC Debottlenecking Program: Increased Volumes, Increased Reliability
#2 (140), April 2023 special issue
The year 2022 ended with an important and significant event for the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) as it achieved mechanical completion to transport about 72.5 mln tons of oil annually from Kazakhstan and up to 81.5 mln tons of oil per year through the territory of the Russian Federation. This resulted from the implementation of individual projects combined into a large-scale Debottlenecking Program (DBNP).
High-tech KSB Pumps for Ammonia and Urea Production
#2 (140), April 2023 special issue
The chemical industry is one of the strategically important sectors of the national economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It plays an important role in the manufacturing sector, directly impacting the development of such key areas as metallurgy, agriculture and construction.
Kazakhstani Content Development in Tengizchevroil LLP
#2 (92), April 2015 special issue
Tengizchevroil (TCO) continues to increase its investment in Kazakhstani Content (KC) goods and services year after year. Since 2002, when TCO spent $415 million on Kazakhstani goods and services, the company has significantly increased its KC investments. In 2014 TCO spent a record $2.4 billion on goods and services from domestic suppliers.