Kazakhstan: KazMunaiGaz turned commercial

Kazakh interests in oil and gas sector to be strengthened; ‘Friends & family’ theme receives another boost

In mid-March Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev announced a reshuffle of government posts in a move widely interpreted as a harbinger of increased state influence over the country’s much-prized oil and gas reserves. The changes are also seen as a move to increase the contribution of the non-oil-and-gas sector of the economy.

Sauat Mynbayev will head up the new oil and gas ministry

 

Sauat Mynbayev will head up the new oil and gas ministry

Prominent in the reorganization was a new oil and gas ministry, which will take over regulatory oversight of the country’s hydrocarbon reserves from national oil company KazMunaiGas.

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