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Kazakhstan oil exports
January 21, 2017
Oil Workers on Hunger Strike in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
A strike in Kazakhstan, Dushanbe to phase out marshrutkas and Turkmenistan’s deepening crisis; recommended reads.
November 01, 2016
Is a Winter Oil Production Freeze in the Works?
By Catherine Putz
OPEC promises a plan November 30, but in the meantime members and non-members dither on cuts and freezes.
October 17, 2016
Kashagan Restart Gives Kazakhstan Hope
By Paolo Sorbello
The oil project met its deadline, but will it be sustainable?
July 29, 2016
Kazakhstan: Oil Workers Strike in Zhanaozen
By Catherine Putz
The strike--while brief--is another note in a litany of economic-based public frustrations.
July 05, 2016
Chevron and Kazakhstan Hail $36.8 Billion Tengiz Expansion
By Catherine Putz
The investment looks to capitalize on lower costs and bet on future demand.
April 15, 2016
Kazakhstan to Attend the Doha Oil Summit
By Catherine Putz
At least Astana will be in the room where it happens.
April 06, 2016
Will Kashagan Be Pumping by the Fall?
By Catherine Putz
A better question might be whether it’ll be worth it.
March 11, 2016
Kazakhstan Among the Oil Giants
By Catherine Putz
Astana’s oversized dependence on oil has put the country’s economy at the whims of a merciless global oil market.
December 09, 2015
Kashagan: Kazakhstan’s White Whale
By Casey Michel
Always in sight, but always just beyond reach: will Kashagan ever live up to expectations?
November 13, 2015
Visionary-Style Economics Meet Reality in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
It’s unclear that Astana can match big ambitions with the reality of an underdeveloped bureaucracy.
October 01, 2015
Ominous Outlook for Kazakhstan's Oil Exports
By Paolo Sorbello
As oil production falls, experts forecast a consequent reduction in exports.
August 13, 2015
Kazakh Oil Workers Fall Victim to Low Oil Prices
By Catherine Putz
Low oil prices are both an economic headache and a potential social powder keg.