Kazakhstan interested in transporting oil via BTC
Kazakhstan is interested in transporting oil within the second development phase of the Kashagan field through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline,” Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natiq Aliyev said in a speech at the seventh General Assembly session of Asian political parties in Baku on Thursday.
He said the parties discussed this issue at the ninth session of the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation in Astana in September.
Transportation of 23 million tons of Kazakh oil is planned at the initial stage within the Trans-Caspian oil transportation system and this figure will increase to 35 million tons and possibly up to 56 million tons in the future.
Kashagan is one of the largest fields discovered in the past 40 years. According to analysts, Kashagan has the potential to unite the top five largest oil companies in the world. Kazakh geologists estimate geological oil reserves at 4.8 billion tons. According to the project operator, total oil reserves are 38 billion barrels (six billion tons), with a recoverable volume of about 10 billion barrels. Natural gas reserves are estimated at over one trillion cubic meters.
The companies developing the project are planning to begin commercial production at Kashagan in the first quarter of 2013.
Kazakh president to discuss enhancing of cooperation in France
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay a working visit to France on Nov.21-23, official representative of the Central Communications Service of Kazakhstan, Altai Abibullayev said at a press briefing in Astana on Monday.
“President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay a working visit to France on Nov.21-23. During the visit the Kazakh leader will meet with French President Francois Hollande,” Abibullayev said.
He underlined that enhancing of cooperation between the two countries will be the topic of discussions. Nazarbayev will also meet with representatives of French business community.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Università: accordo Trieste-Karaganda focalizzato su Risparmio energetico e Nuove tecnologie
Il Magnifico Rettore dell’Università degli Studi di Trieste Francesco Peroni (sinistra), insieme al Console Onorario della Repubblica del Kazakhstan, Luca Bellinello (Foto: Ufficio Stampa)
L’università degli Studi del capoluogo friulano ha sottoscritto un accordo di collaborazione accademica con l’ateneo kazako, il più importante del Paese.
Diecimila studenti, 700 professori, 9 istituti, oltre 50 settori nei quali specializzarsi. Sono queste le cifre del Politecnico di Karaganda (Kstu), il più importante istituto universitario del Kazakhstan (dal 2009 entrato a far parte delle 600 principali università del mondo), con il quale l’Università degli Studi di Trieste ha sottoscritto un accademica accordo di cooperazione accademica.
Firmato il 15 novembre 2012 alla presenza del professor Rodolfo Taccani, responsabile scientifico dell’accordo, della professoressa Lorenza Rega, responsabile dell’area Studenti e Formazione dell’Università di Trieste, del professor Iginio Marson, direttore del Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura dell’ateneo e del Console Onorario della Repubblica del Kazakhstan per la Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Luca Bellinello, l’accordo prevede una serie di scambi e collaborazioni tra i due atenei.
In particolar modo, verrà garantita la partecipazione di professori a conferenze e seminari, promuovendo inoltre scambi per studenti e docenti.
Terra ricca in storia, costumi e tradizioni, il Paese è situato nel cuore del continente euroasiatico, all’incrocio tra vie che collegano l’Europa all’Asia. Il Kazakhstan è inoltre tra le nazioni più ricche di depositi di petrolio, gas e uranio.
Fiat: il Lingotto vuole produrre in Kazakhstan
Ministero Esteri kazako: Casa Torino potrebbe aprire linea assemblaggio.
La Fiat è interessata ad avviare la produzione in Kazakhstan. L’ha affermato, secondo quanto riferisce oggi l’agenzia di stampa Interfax, il ministero degli Esteri di Astana dopo una riunione tra l’ambasciatore kazako in Italia, Andrian Yelemmesov e rappresanti del Lingotto.
“Rappresentanti della casa automobilistica hanno espresso interesse nel contruire una linea d’assemblaggio della Fiat e lanciando servizi di post-produzione delle auto Fiat e dei veicoli industriali Iveco in Kazakistan”, ha detto il ministero.
Yelemmesov ha invitato i manager della Fiat a visitare il Kazakhstan per definire i dettagli pratici.
Kazakh-British forum starts in Atyrau
The third Kazakh-British oil and gas material and technical maintenance cooperation forum has started in Atyrau, the Kazakh Industry and New Technologies Ministry said today.
“Around 100 Kazakh companies, as well as representatives of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, KazMunaiGas, Samruk-Kazyna Contract, Samruk-Kazyna Invest companies and other representatives of development institutions and industry associations plan to participate in the forum,” the ministry said. “Besides British Department of Trade and Investment, “Shell Kazakhstan”, “BG Kazakhstan” will also participate. The representatives of 35 large companies operating in the oil and gas sphere plan to arrive.”
Main objective of the forum is to assist in establishing long-term business relations between Kazakhstan and British companies in the oil and gas sector to increase the share of local content and create new opportunities for cooperation in this field.
Movie supporting Astana Expo-2017 won award in Cannes
The movie promoting Astana Expo-2017 won an award in Cannes, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Trade Commission of Kazakhstan Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
“On October 18 Kazakhstan movie called Astana Expo 2017 – The Great Expectation of Kazakhstan initiated by the Trade Commission of Kazakhstan Ministry of Economic Development and Trade received the second place, Silver Dolphin Award, in Cannes. This is a prestigious award in Corporate Movie category of the annual international Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards festival. The movie was made to support of Astana as a candidate to host EXPO global exhibition in 2017,” the Commission writes.
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Pavlodar petrochemical plant to receive one million tons of Russian oil by year end
One million tons of Russian oil will be delivered to the JSC Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant (PPCP) before the end of the year, general director of the company Shukhrat Danbay told Trend.
“In October, the plant received 500,000 tons of Russian oil. Another 500,000 tons of raw materials from Russia will be delivered during each of the remaining months – November and December,” Danbay said.
He noted that the plan for processing amounted to five million tons this year. There have been no disruptions in the supply of raw materials from Russia since the autumn,” Danbay said.
The Pavlodar refinery was built in the 1970s, during the Soviet Union occupation and initially was technologically oriented on processing Russian crude oil from fields in Western Siberia.
Kazakhstan’s rankings increase
Kazakhstan has ranked ninth in the “Doing Business 2013” ratings, improving its position in the rankings by seven points, the Kazakh Economic Development and Trade Ministry said on Tuesday.
“In addition, this year Kazakhstan has entered the list of the countries that have shown significant improvements in facilitating business within last year,” the statement noted.
According to the “Registration of companies” indicator, Kazakhstan rose by 30 positions (from 55th to 25th place), which is due to simplifying the procedure of establishment and removal of a claim on payment of minimum capital within three months after registration.
Tashkent, Astana to discuss bilateral cooperation
Kazakhstan’s ambassador Boribay Zheksembin discussed the agenda issues of the forthcoming 12th session of the intergovernmental commission on Uzbek-Kazakh cooperation with the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, the Kazakh Embassy press service reported.
According to the Uzbek Foreign Ministry, during the meeting the sides also discussed the implementation of agreements reached at the Uzbek-Kazakh summit in Astana on September 6-7, 2012. They exchanged views on further development of cooperation in the political, diplomatic, economic, trade, cultural and humanitarian fields.
As was reported, early in September, President Islam Karimov made an official visit to Kazakhstan.
Rivista di studi geopolitici Eurasia dedica l’ultimo numero sul Kazakhstan
Il 24, 25 e 27 ottobre 2012, rispettivamente a Roma, Modena e a Milano, sarà presentato l’ultimo numero della rivista Eurasia, interamente dedicato all’ex Repubblica Sovietica.
A cavallo tra Europa e Asia. Per anni sotto il dominio dell’Unione Sovietica. Il Kazakhstan viene presentato all’interno del nuovo numero della rivista di studi geopolitici Eurasia, che dedica l’intero giornale all’ex Repubblica, indipendente dal 1991.
La rivista, intitolata per l’appunto “Kazakhstan: il perno eurasiatico della storia”, sarà presentata il 25 ottobre 2012 a Modena (ore 21) presso la sala conferenze “Circoscrizione centro storico”, in Piazzale Redecocca 1, e il 27 ottobre 2012 a Milano (ore 15.30), presso la Sala Consiliare di via Sansovino, 9.
Durante gli incontri interverranno Aleksandr Dugin, docente di filosofia all’Università di Stato di Mosca, fondatore del Movimento Internazionale Eurasiatista e membro del Comitato Scientifico di “Eurasia. Rivista di studi geopolitici”, insieme al direttore della rivista Claudio Mutti e a un rappresentante della Camera di Commercio Italo Kazaka. La rivista è stata presentata anche a Roma il 24 ottobre 2012 (ore 17), in occasione della conferenza “L’Unione Eurasiatica nel mondo multipolare”, organizzata presso la sala “Lucrezia” dell’Hotel Royal Santina, in Via Marsala 22.
Per maggiori informazioni: www.eurasia-rivista.org
