ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 14. Kazakhstan’s
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has instructed to complete the
construction of a gas processing plant at the Kashagan field this
year, Trend reports
via the press service of the Kazakh government.
“I instruct the Ministry of Energy, together with QazaqGaz and
KazMunayGas, to complete this year the construction of a gas
processing plant at Kashagan with a capacity of 1 billion cubic
meters, and to commission the plant in Zhanaozen at the beginning
of next year,” Bektenov emphasized.
He stressed that special attention must be paid to the gas
transportation system.
“Currently, the strategic task is the successful implementation
of the project to build the second line of the
Beineu–Bozoi–Shymkent gas pipeline, which will significantly
improve gas availability. The Ministry of Energy must ensure proper
coordination and strict control over this work,” he said.
Furthermore, Bektenov also instructed the authorities to take
measures to maintain planned oil production levels, including
holding negotiations with major subsoil users on ways to increase
output. He emphasized that expanding gas production capacities is
necessary to meet the country’s energy demand.
