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
Production at Kazakhstan’s largest oil venture Tengizchevroil (TCO) continues but there has been a “temporary adjustment to output due to logistics” as a result of protests at the Tengiz field, Continue Reading
Long adept at stoking unrest in the West, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sent troops to the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan on Thursday to try to extinguish the Continue Reading
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Continue Reading
No supply disruption reported from main export fields Contract workers gather in support of protests Mangistau region output mainly directed to domestic needs Contract workers at Kazakhstan’s highest-producing oil field, Continue Reading
Russia and its allies pledged to send troops to help quell protests in Kazakhstan that posed the biggest threat to the central Asian country’s leadership for decades. Dozens of anti-government Continue Reading
Riot police walk to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s president appealed to a Russian-led military alliance for help on Wednesday after vowing to act with force to curb protests that have swept the resource-rich central Asian nation in Continue Reading
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday after a fuel price increase in the oil-producing Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured. Continue Reading
Energy demand is high and supplies are low from Europe to Asia. Many countries in the European Union have enacted emergency provisions to help their most vulnerable citizens survive a Continue Reading
Kazakhstan meticulously studied the lessons of the 2014/2015 oil slump and has so far survived the last 12 months’ market depression with legislative and executive poise. Though still heavily dependent Continue Reading
Crude production from Kazakhstan’s highest-producing oil field, Tengiz, dropped 12% on the year in the second quarter to 570,000 b/d, figures from the Chevron-led operating consortium showed Sept. 9, reflecting Continue Reading
The Chevron-led consortium that operates Kazakhstan’s largest oil field, Tengiz, is imposing production cuts in line with government legislation covering May-June and is not yet aware of additional restrictions for Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s crude oil production has fallen below 1.7 million bpd of crude and condensates, oil analytics firm OilX told Oilprice.com, noting that the giant Tengiz field has seen a jump Continue Reading
Kazakhstan is in talks with the companies operating its two sizeable offshore oil projects to reduce total output by 22 percent in compliance with the latest OPEC+ production cut agreement. Continue Reading
The government in Kazakhstan has, in the light of the unfolding coronavirus pandemic and the concomitant fall in global oil prices, revised its economic projections for this year to forecast Continue Reading
Loadings of Kazakhstan’s CPC crude grade spiked to a record-high 1.65 million b/d in March propelled by production from the giant Tengiz and Kashagan fields, the pipeline’s operator said in Continue Reading
Three decades after gaining independence, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan face a growing struggle convincing investors and markets of the potential for significant new oil opportunities in the Caspian region. Receive daily Continue Reading
Oil production at one of the world’s largest offshore oil fields, Kashagan in Kazakhstan, has dropped by 80,000 barrels per day since early October because of unplanned maintenance, Kazakhstan’s energy Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s North Caspian Operating Company, which manages the giant Kashagan oil field, is planning further production increases after recent upgrade and maintenance work, and aims to present a new project Continue Reading
Kazakhstan has snubbed a top Chevron official over unrest at the giant Tengiz oil field, operated by the company’s Kazakh joint venture Tengizchevroil (TCO), as new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed Continue Reading
The giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan hit a record-high oil production of 400,000 bpd on Tuesday, a few weeks after returning from planned maintenance, three sources familiar with the Continue Reading
The giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan hit a record-high oil production of 400,000 bpd on Tuesday, a few weeks after returning from planned maintenance, three sources familiar with the Continue Reading
France’s oil and gas major Total is looking to sell a third of its 17-percent interest in the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan, aiming to raise up to US$4 Continue Reading
Tokyo — Production at the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan’s sector of the Caspian Sea restarted Sunday following the completion of scheduled maintenance, a source with a partner in Continue Reading
Kazakhstan has postponed the listing of its state oil and gas firm KazMunayGas (KMG) until after 2019, due to worsening market conditions and Brexit uncertainty that could dampen investor appetite Continue Reading
It was a hot July morning in 2000 when a helicopter carrying Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev landed on a drilling barge on the Caspian Sea. An anxious-looking Nazarbayev emerged from Continue Reading
Chevron announced last week its capital and exploratory budget for 2019, which sees the first annual increase in spending since the 2014 oil price crash. While most of the investment is geared toward short-cycle Continue Reading
Energy majors developing the Karachaganak gas condensate field will pay $1.1 billion to Kazakhstan to settle a profit-sharing dispute, Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry said on Monday. Kazakhstan and the consortium led Continue Reading
The outlook for a pipeline company that controls about half of the oil flow in Kazakhstan remains stable and supportive of growth, Fitch Ratings said. Fitch Ratings affirmed a BBB-rating Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund has offered to Shell up to a 20 percent stake in KazMunayGas (KMG) in a bid raise the value of the state oil company ahead of Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oil field is achieving new production highs every month and has done better than 300,000 b/d, but development beyond the current phase is likely to be about Continue Reading
Kazakhstan aims to increase crude and gas condensate production by nearly 25% to 2.155 million b/d by 2025, according to the country’s development strategy released Tuesday. Kashagan and Tengiz key Continue Reading
It could take the rest of the year for the Kashagan oil field in the Kazakh waters of the Caspian Sea to reach its full design capacity, the operator said. Continue Reading
Yesterday’s monthly oil market report from OPEC showed that oil production from Kazakhstan likely increased by 180,000 bpd in 2017 to 1.74 million barrels per day. Such a rise gives Continue Reading
