August 26, 2016 on behalf of Prime Minister Karim Massimov at the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on development of the gas industry of Kazakhstan.
On the meeting all the important issues of the gas industry were discussed in details and the relevant concrete decisions on individual moments were taken.
There is a proposal for improving the pricing mechanism for gas trade.
JSC “NC” KazMunayGas “and JSC” KazTransGas “will continue negotiations with” Tengizchevroil “LLP on transfer price of natural gas from dollars to tenge.
Resumed work on the development of a feasibility study (a public examination) project on construction of gas pipeline “Saryarka” (gasification of Astana on the main gas pipeline “Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent” route: and constructing Compressor Station “Karaozek” (Kyzylorda) – Zhezkazgan – Karaganda – Temirtau – Astana).
“KazTransGas” Company and «General Electric» in conjunction with the regional akimat begin to develop a comprehensive plan for the gasification of settlements with natural gas using new technologies.
In addition, the regional akimat of Almaty in conjunction with the “KazTransGas” JSC will make an updated forecast of consumption of natural gas by 2040. Oil and gas companies of Kazakhstan will calculate the projected gas balance in the context of deposits until 2040.
On the basis of these oil and gas companies and local executive bodies on natural gas consumption, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan will develop a long-term gas balance forecasted until 2040.
JSC “KazTransGas” together with the akimat of Karaganda region will continue to implement the project of extracting methane coal beds in Karaganda coal basin.
Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in cooperation with JSC “NC” KazMunayGas “, JSC” KazTransGas “will continue to work on the elaboration of the issues on transit of Russian gas to China and export Kazakh gas to China.
Source: energo.gov.kz