ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 18. Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (KMG, the national oil and gas company) and Russia's LUKOIL have discussed the expansion of the Tengiz and Karachaganak fields in Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
Discussions on this topic took place between KMG Chairman of the Board, Askhat Khassenov, and LUKOIL management in Moscow.
The parties also reviewed the implementation of the Kalamkas-Sea/Khazar project, for which the procedure for selecting a contractor to carry out the design is currently underway.
According to the parties’ plan, the construction of the upper structures of the offshore platform, weighing 14,000 tons, should take place at Kazakh shipyards.
Khasenov confirmed the invariability of KMG’s course towards strengthening cooperation with LUKOIL, expressing confidence in the successful implementation of joint initiatives.
Meanwhile, participants in the Kalamkas-sea-Khazar project are Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (50 percent) and LUKOIL (50 percent). Agreements on the project were signed, and for implementation purposes, a joint venture was created: project operator Kalamkas-Khazar Operating LLP.
To note, the Kalamkas sea field is located in the central part of the northeastern sector of the Caspian Sea, 64 kilometers from the coast. The depth of the sea here is 6–7 meters. The deposit is a long and narrow structure, about 50 kilometers long and up to 6 kilometers wide. The Khazar field is located 30 kilometers southwest of Kalamkas-sea and 65 kilometers northwest of the Buzachi Peninsula.