BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. Kazakhstan’s
national gas company QazaqGaz held meetings with executives of
Shell, Eni and Solar Turbines on the sidelines of KIOGE 2026 in
Almaty on September 30 to discuss cooperation in the country’s gas
industry.


This was announced in a statement published by QazaqGaz,
following the meeting between Chairman of the Management Board
Alibek Zhamauov and Shell Senior Vice President and Chairman of
Shell Kazakhstan Suzanne Coogan and Eni Kazakhstan Chairman and
Managing Director Seger Hoytink.


According to the information, in the course of the meeting, the
sides discussed current cooperation and prospects for further
collaboration in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector.


"Particular attention was paid to the development of gas
infrastructure, implementation of major energy projects and
opportunities to expand technological and business cooperation. The
meetings continued QazaqGaz’s dialogue with international energy
companies and provided a platform to discuss prospects for the
development of Kazakhstan’s gas industry," the company said in a
statement.


Zhamauov also met with Henrik Nielsen, Managing Director for
Northern Europe and Central Asia at Solar Turbines Europe, as part
of KIOGE 2026.







The parties discussed prospects for cooperation and the use of
modern technological solutions to improve the efficiency and
reliability of Kazakhstan’s gas infrastructure.


The sides expressed mutual interest in further developing
technological cooperation and exchanging expertise in the gas
industry.


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.