A small market in Orlovka, Kyrgyzstan, is still dominated by a statue of Lenin. With the Kremlin distracted by its flagging war more than 1,500 miles away in Ukraine, Russia’s Continue Reading
Russian exodus tests limits of neighbours’ hospitality Some 200,000 flee Putin’s mobilisation into Kazakhstan Huge influx provokes concern in Central Asian host country New arrivals have to pay fast-rising rents Continue Reading
Kazakhstan has for the past week been on the receiving end of a wave of cyberattacks that IT experts say have slowed down internet connections across the country. The problem Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s vast Kashagan oilfield, where production sharply declined following an emergency gas release last month, will resume output at usual levels “in October at best”, Kazakh Energy Minister Bulat Akchulakov Continue Reading
A drill rig under construction is seen at an offshore island in the northern Caspian Sea, part of the Kashagan oilfield, October 11, 2012. Up to 12 billion barrels of Continue Reading
Crude oil production in Kazakhstan, which is part of the OPEC+ output deal, plunged by 13% in August from July due to regular maintenance at one giant field and an Continue Reading
Next month marks the 25th anniversary of the Sino-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas industry, which has seen China invest $45 billion. While the amount invested Continue Reading
Damaged equipment at the Black Sea terminus of the CPC pipeline caused another supply outage. According to CPC, two of the three mooring points at Novorossiysk have been shut down. Continue Reading
Oil majors such as ExxonMobil and Chevron will have to cut exports of Kazakh oil via Russia again due to damaged equipment, the pipeline operator said on Monday, adding to Continue Reading
Kashagan producing around 100,000 b/d, quarter of normal rate Ruptured pipe sent for checks as corrosion fears resurface Ongoing disruption limiting CPC Blend exports Production at Kazakhstan’s second-highest producing oil Continue Reading
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has cut off oil exports from Kazakhstan through its territory twice. The Chinese government has signaled that it will not tolerate Continue Reading
Kazakhstan will re-route some of its export oil to a pipeline in Azerbaijan as the Caspian Pipeline Consortium channel remains at risk of further suspensions, Reuters has reported , citing Continue Reading
Kazakhstan is expected to sell some of its crude oil through Azerbaijan’s biggest oil pipeline from September, as the nation seeks alternatives to a route Russia threatened to shut, three Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field was shut down after a gas leak was detected on Thursday. No people were harmed, and no excessive pollution was detected following the gas leak detected on Continue Reading
Western energy majors will cut output and lose billions of dollars if Russia, as is feared, suspends a pipeline that is almost the only export route for oil from land-locked Continue Reading
Highlights Ruling eases concerns following string of loading disruptions Kashagan deliveries into linked pipelines continuing after maintenance Loadings of Kazakh CPC Blend crude oil at the Russian port of Novorossiisk Continue Reading
Appeal on loading suspension order remains unresolved Tokayev seeks cooperation with Chevron on alternative routes Kremlin stresses Russian friendship, cooperation with Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s exports of flagship crude grade CPC Blend Continue Reading
-Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday told his government to diversify its oil supply routes, a day after a Russian court ordered the Caspian Pipeline Consortium to suspend activity for Continue Reading
US, Allies Discuss Capping Russian Oil Russian President Vladimir Putin has found another weapon to use against European countries supporting Ukraine — Kazakhstan’s crude — and it will cost him Continue Reading
Tensions between Kazakhstan and Russia are reaching a boiling point. Awkward exchanges between leaders highlight weakness in the two countries’ alliance. Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine has left Kazakhstan and Continue Reading
Kazakhstan is changing the name of the oil it exports via Russian seaports to Kazakhstan Export Blend Crude Oil (KEBCO) to dissociate it from oil originating in Russia in order Continue Reading
International sanctions on Russia appear to be working. Kazakhstan’s biggest iron ore-enricher has cut supplies to Russian steelworks. A growing number of Kazakh businesses are growing wary of contagion from Continue Reading
Kazakhstan expects to resume full operations on its main oil-export route via Russia in the coming days, after storms curtailed shipments. The Central Asian country was forced to reduce deliveries Continue Reading
Ukraine: Kazakhstan may have secretly been loading Russian crude in their exported crude cargoes. After identifying what they believe is secretly loaded Russian crude with Kazakh oil, the experts sent Continue Reading
Russian companies grappling with stinging international sanctions are exploring ways to relocate. The bulk of the enterprises and individuals making the move out of Russia to Kazakhstan are involved in Continue Reading
Repairs to two damaged loading points could take 2-3 weeks ‘Significant’ production losses to be avoided Relief for markets tightened by fears for Kazakh export-grade Kazakhstan’s CPC crude oil loadings Continue Reading
Top Western oil producers could experience a hit to revenue if disruptions at a Russian Black Sea port curtail output from Kazakhstan’s giant oilfields, highlighting the growing global supply risk Continue Reading
Russian officials announced this week sea storms had caused major disruption to Kazakh oil flows to global markets, leaving traders scrambling to find out the extent of the damage. The Continue Reading
A consortium operating the pipeline that Kazakhstan uses to export the bulk of its oil has said the route may be largely unusable for up to two months because of Continue Reading
Highlights US company’s CPC crude shipments certified of Kazakh origin Industry seeks to maintain Kazakh shipments amid Russian boycotts CPC crude remains discounted on Ukraine fallout, shipping risk Kazakhstan’s CPC Continue Reading
Kazakhstan has banned the export of hard currency in amounts worth more than $10,000, as well as gold and silver bullion, as it attempts to stabilize a national currency battered Continue Reading
Kazakhstan is facing economic crisis as the war in Ukraine threatens crude oil exports, which alone account for around 14 percent of GDP and 57 percent of exports. The bulk Continue Reading
Russia’s continued war in Ukraine is having some unintended consequences in neighboring countries. Kazakhstan is rushing to minimize the fallout of Russian sanctions. The economies of Eurasia are so closely Continue Reading
The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan Continue Reading
A Russia-led military bloc began to pull its troops out of Kazakhstan on Thursday after a week-long deployment which helped the Central Asian nation overcome the worst bout of violent Continue Reading
A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies of fossil fuels when Continue Reading
The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet Continue Reading
Gradual increase to normal levels after protests at remote site Tengiz is largest contributor of CPC export blend CPC, a light, relatively low-sulfur crude, is Kazakhstan’s main export blend Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Monday in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a foreign-backed terrorist uprising and promised leaders of other ex-Soviet states that a Moscow-led Continue Reading
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said “20,000 bandits” had attacked the main city of Almaty, the epicentre of protests sparked by a fuel price hike. He blamed foreign-trained “terrorists”, without giving Continue Reading
Highlights ‘Temporary adjustment’ to output due to logistics: TCO Protests continuing at site amid national upheaval Other main Kazakh fields said to be operating as normal The operator of Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading
t came as no big surprise when a crumbling oil town in western Kazakhstan stirred in protest last Sunday, 10 years after security forces there killed more than a dozen Continue Reading
Bloody clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces appeared to have largely subsided overnight Friday, though the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, remain littered with debris and burned cars Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has questioned Kazakhstan’s decision to seek Russian military aid to deal with an ongoing wave of violent unrest. Dozens of people have been killed Continue Reading
Fresh violence erupted in Kazakhstan’s main city of Almaty on Thursday as Russia sent in paratroopers to put down a countrywide uprising in one of Moscow’s closest former Soviet allies. Continue Reading
Troops from a Russia-led military alliance arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday to restore order after protests in the Central Asian country turned violent, with the police reporting that dozens of Continue Reading
Highlights Unrest said focused on cities, not mine areas Telecommunications cut could impact logistics Uranium spot prices jump amid unrest International metals producers active in Kazakhstan told S&P Global Platts Continue Reading
Protests continuing at site amid national upheaval Other main Kazakh fields said to be operating as normal The operator of Kazakhstan’s highest-producing oil field, Tengiz, said Jan. 6 that a Continue Reading
CPC crude export artery ‘fully functional’: Shell Shell keeps situation under ‘constant review’ amid security fears Tengiz operator working to resolve protest situation Kazakhstan’s three largest oil fields, the main Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he had given shoot-to-kill orders to deal with further disturbances from those he called bandits and terrorists, adding that those who failed to Continue Reading
