Videoconference Room to hire in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Sector
Since 2000, Kazakhstan has experienced significant economic growth. Two of the main catalysts for this growth have been economic reform and foreign investment, much of which has been concentrated in the energy sector. Exports of crude oil have grown significantly and Kazakhstan is the second largest oil producer (after Russia) among the former Soviet republics. Kazakhstan has the Caspian region’s largest recoverable crude oil reserves. According to the BP statistical review its combined onshore and offshore proved reserves were 5.5 billion tonnes (40 billion barrels) as at 31 December 2009.
Kazakhstan has three major oil refineries supplying the northern region, at Pavlodar, the western region, at Atyrau, and the southern region, at Shymkent, with an estimated total refining capacity of 21.0 million tonnes per year (approximately 427 thousand bopd).
In 2010, the three refineries together processed a combined average of approximately 13,7 million tonnes of crude oil. The refinery at Pavlodar is supplied mainly by crude oil from western Siberia; the Atyrau Refinery runs solely on domestic crude from the western region of Kazakhstan; and the Shymkent refinery currently uses oil from the southern region of Kazakhstan. The Atyrau Refinery is undergoing modernisation to provide some additional capacity and to allow the refinery to meet current European fuel standards.
With the growth within the Oil & Gas sector in Kazakhstan, Global Virtual Interviews are pleased to announce, we can now offer videoconferencing to or from Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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