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Kazakhstan oil and gas industry

How Kazakhstan Can Build a Non-Resource-Based Growth Model

How Kazakhstan Can Build a Non-Resource-Based Growth Model

By Alberto Frigerio
A non-resource-based growth path, anchored in clean energy, logistics, agriculture, and industrial upgrading, is a strategic necessity for Kazakhstan.
To Protect the Sea, the Kazakh Government Must Disclose Caspian Oil Agreements

To Protect the Sea, the Kazakh Government Must Disclose Caspian Oil Agreements

By Vadim Ni
The Caspian Sea is a unique and irreplaceable natural treasure. Protecting it means holding polluters accountable, and that requires transparency.

Ukrainian Drones Hit Kazakhstan’s Main Oil Export Outlet in Russia

Ukrainian Drones Hit Kazakhstan’s Main Oil Export Outlet in Russia

By Paolo Sorbello
UAVs damaged a pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

Kazakhstan’s Kuryk Pipeline Plan

Kazakhstan’s Kuryk Pipeline Plan

By Paolo Sorbello
A planned oil pipeline could gain momentum given the uncertainty around routes through Russia.

Maintenance Work Brings Down Oil Production at Kazakhstan’s Kashagan

Maintenance Work Brings Down Oil Production at Kazakhstan’s Kashagan

By Catherine Putz
Despite Kazakhstan’s efforts to reschedule the Kashagan maintenance, the drop in production conveniently forces Astana to meet commitments it has made to OPEC+ to reduce oil production. 
Kazakhstan’s Druzhba Prospects: Central Asian Oil to Supply Europe?

Kazakhstan’s Druzhba Prospects: Central Asian Oil to Supply Europe?

By Mikhail Strokan
As the EU seeks to substitute Russian energy resources, Kazakhstan sees an opportunity.

Laid-off Oil Workers Detained After Overnight Protest in Astana

Laid-off Oil Workers Detained After Overnight Protest in Astana

By Catherine Putz
The group’s detention sparked a growing crowd in Zhanaozen and highlighted, once again, the precarity faced by the country’s workers.
Kazakhstan Tries New Oil Export Routes

Kazakhstan Tries New Oil Export Routes

By Paolo Sorbello
This year’s disruptions have made the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) a risky option. 

Reliance on Hydrocarbons Still Key for Kazakhstan

Reliance on Hydrocarbons Still Key for Kazakhstan

By Paolo Sorbello
Bullish talk about oil and gas at an industry conference has pushed back the country's energy transition plans.

Kazakhstan Oil Exporters Relieved as Russian Court Lifts Ban on Pipeline  

Kazakhstan Oil Exporters Relieved as Russian Court Lifts Ban on Pipeline  

By Paolo Sorbello
Most of Kazakhstan’s oil exports go through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which has been targeted by Russian courts. 

Tokayev Looks to Caspian to Diversify Oil Export Routes

Tokayev Looks to Caspian to Diversify Oil Export Routes

By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan is again looking to the potential of a Trans-Caspian pipeline, but do plans to diversify oil export routes just hitch the Kazakh economy further to a doomed fossil fuel industry?
The Jobless of Zhanaozen Are Still Demanding Justice in Kazakhstan

The Jobless of Zhanaozen Are Still Demanding Justice in Kazakhstan

By Paolo Sorbello and Almas Kaisar
Worker disputes and demands for fair employment policies have continued since the violence of 2011. 

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