Archive for October 7th, 2008
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - October 7, 2008
ENERGY:
KPO disputing new oil export duty
(SRI) - Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO), a Western oil group developing the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, is disputing the new oil export duty in its application to KPO’s operations.
Kazakhstan oil production up 4.1 percent through September
(SRI) - Kazakhstan raised its crude oil and equivalent production to 52.2 million tons in the first nine months of 2008, a 4.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
BG seeks to expand its presence in Kazakhstan - BG Kazakhstan
(Interfax) - BG is assessing options for developing its business in Kazakhstan oil&gas production and exploration, transportation and hydrocarbons utilization.
Alhambra Resources Ltd: Court claim filed against Alhambra (Canada Newswire)
Iran oil show kicks off in Kazakhstan (Kazinform)
MINERAL RESOURCES:
RK PM held meeting with President of Board of Directors of Arcelor Mittal Company Lakshmi Mittal (Kazakhstan Today)
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
Kazakh construction crisis blamed on crime
(The Moscow Times) - The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office said criminal activity by builders and lax government oversight contributed to a crisis in the former Soviet republic’s construction industry.
Road less traveled offers shelter from U.S. mess
(Bloomberg) - In times of trouble, investors often race to U.S. Treasuries. Alisher Djumanov of Eurasia Capital Management suggests a far less obvious destination: Central Asia.
Kazakhstan is interested in using of Latvian transport potential (AgriMarket.Info)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 7, 2008 (Kazakhstan)
Indicators - October 6, 2008 (Reuters)
POLITICS:
Astana strives to balance ties with United States and Russia
(EurasiaNet) - The geopolitical competition between the United States and Russia in the Caspian Basin seems to be shifting away from Georgia and focusing on Kazakhstan.
16 Senate members elected; elections are free and transparent – CIS observers mission (Interfax)
Kazakh PM to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October (Asia Plus)
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - October 7, 2008
Astana strives to balance ties with United States and Russia
(EurasiaNet) - The geopolitical competition between the United States and Russia in the Caspian Basin seems to be shifting away from Georgia and focusing on Kazakhstan.
16 Senate members elected; elections are free and transparent – CIS observers mission (Interfax)
Kazakh PM to pay visit to Tajikistan in late October (Asia Plus)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - October 7, 2008
Kazakh construction crisis blamed on crime
(The Moscow Times) - The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office said criminal activity by builders and lax government oversight contributed to a crisis in the former Soviet republic’s construction industry.
Road less traveled offers shelter from U.S. mess
(Bloomberg) - In times of trouble, investors often race to U.S. Treasuries. Alisher Djumanov of Eurasia Capital Management suggests a far less obvious destination: Central Asia.
Kazakhstan is interested in using of Latvian transport potential (AgriMarket.Info)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 7, 2008 (Kazakhstan)
Indicators - October 6, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 7, 2008
RK PM held meeting with President of Board of Directors of Arcelor Mittal Company Lakshmi Mittal (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - October 7, 2008
KPO disputing new oil export duty
(SRI) - Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO), a Western oil group developing the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, is disputing the new oil export duty in its application to KPO’s operations.
Kazakhstan oil production up 4.1 percent through September
(SRI) - Kazakhstan raised its crude oil and equivalent production to 52.2 million tons in the first nine months of 2008, a 4.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
BG seeks to expand its presence in Kazakhstan - BG Kazakhstan
(Interfax) - BG is assessing options for developing its business in Kazakhstan oil&gas production and exploration, transportation and hydrocarbons utilization.
Alhambra Resources Ltd: Court claim filed against Alhambra (Canada Newswire)
Iran oil show kicks off in Kazakhstan (Kazinform)
KPO disputing new oil export duty
(SRI) - Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO), a Western oil group developing the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, is disputing the new oil export duty in its application to KPO’s operations.
Kazakhstan oil production up 4.1 percent through September
(SRI) - Kazakhstan raised its crude oil and equivalent production to 52.2 million tons in the first nine months of 2008, a 4.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year, Interfax reported on Monday.
