ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 10. Kazakhstan's Samruk-Kazyna (Sovereign Wealth Fund) and Italian Maire Tecnimont S.P.A. have discussed prospects for cooperation in the energy and petrochemical fields, Trend reports.
Discussions took place between the chairman of the board of the fund, Nurlan Zhakupov, and the chief executive officer of the Italian company, Alessandro Bernini.
Zhakupov recalled that Samruk-Kazyna and Maire Tecnimont signed a memorandum of understanding in January 2024 as part of the official visit of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Italy.
"Maire Tecnimont, with its extensive experience in decarbonization and energy transition projects and modern technologies, is a valuable partner capable of contributing to the development of Kazakhstan," he said.
Meanwhile, Maire Tecnimont is one of the world leaders in the field of engineering and construction of production facilities in the oil and gas, energy, and chemical industries.
On January 19, Samruk-Kazyna JSC and Maire Tecnimont signed a Memorandum of Understanding. According to the memorandum, the parties confirm their intention to cooperate in the implementation of investment projects in Kazakhstan in the fields of decarbonization and energy transition, including projects in the fields of oil and gas, chemistry, petrochemicals, and fertilizers.
The Italian company is ready to strengthen local technical expertise in order to actively participate in the implementation of current and future projects in Kazakhstan.