BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. QazaqGaz
Chairman of the Management Board Alibek Zhamauov discussed
cooperation prospects during a meeting with a delegation of
representatives of the energy and technology sectors of Canada’s
Alberta province, who arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a business
mission, the Kazakh company announced today.


Canadian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Christopher Duggan also
attended the meeting. The delegation included Thrust Belt Imaging,
SAIT - Quarry Park Energy Solutions, Canoco Energy, Chinook
Consulting, Team Snubbing, NXL Technologies, CarbonOxy Tech and
GHGSat.


The sides discussed opportunities to develop technological
cooperation between Canadian companies and QazaqGaz, including
potential joint projects and the exchange of expertise.


The business mission of representatives of Alberta province is
taking place in Astana on September 28-29. Its aim is to present
Canadian technologies and expertise in the energy sector and
explore opportunities for further cooperation.


QazaqGaz is a portfolio company of Samruk-Kazyna. It manages
Kazakhstan's centralized infrastructure for the transportation of
commercial gas through main gas pipelines and gas distribution
networks, provides international gas transit, and sells gas in
domestic and foreign markets. The company also develops, finances,
constructs and operates gas pipelines and gas storage
facilities.







According to the company's website, the QazaqGaz group operates
gas pipelines with a total length of about 76,000 kilometers,
including around 20,000 km of main gas pipelines with an annual
capacity of up to 267.8 billion cubic meters and approximately
56,000 km of gas distribution networks.


On September 17, Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Arman
Shakkaliyev held a phone conversation with Canada's Minister of
International Trade, Maninder Sidhu. Shakkaliyev said that
Kazakhstan has identified potential exports to Canada across 45
product categories worth about $255 million.


He also noted that Kazakhstan could serve as a platform for
Canadian partners to access the markets of China and other
countries in the region.