Kazakhstan: Connecting East And West
February 14th, 2014
Courtesy of Ozy, a detailed look at Kazakhstan: It doesn’t take more than a few minutes in Astana — Kazakhstan’s futuristic new capital — to make you forget what little you may have assumed about the country, most of it no doubt from a certain Sacha Baron Cohen movie.Until about a decade ago, Astana was […]
Read more »Will Kazakhstan Lead An Oil Boom In Asia?
January 29th, 2014
Via the Christian Science Monitor, a look at Kazakhstan’s prospects look up for oil and gas, even with its giant Kashagan oil field down: A consortium in Kazakhstan led by U.S. supermajor Chevron said it set a production record in the country’s western Tengiz oil field and last week, China said it was piping in […]
Read more »Kazakhstan’s Bet on Rail
November 21st, 2013
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting article on Kazakhstan’s efforts to build a railway network to help the region diversify its exports and end reliance on Russia: The railroad locomotive factory here on the outskirts is one of the most modern in the world, with huge yellow overhead cranes and a work force […]
Read more »Kazakhstan’s Energy Sector
October 29th, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a detailed review of Kazakhstan’s energy sector: Kazakhstan is a major oil producer, and estimated total liquids production was 1.64 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2013. The key to its continued growth in liquids production from this level will be the development of its giant Tengiz, Karachaganak, and Kashagan fields. Development […]
Read more »Why Hasn’t Mongolia Developed Stronger Ties with Kazakhstan?
August 18th, 2013
Via The Diplomat, an interesting report on Mongolia’s regional alliance strategy: Since 1990, Mongolia has pursued a multidirectional foreign policy, forging strong ties with such global players as the United States, European Union, Japan, South Korea and India. This so-called “third neighbor policy” has given Mongolia much greater reach than might be expected as a […]
Read more »Kazakhstan’s Energy Woes
July 4th, 2013
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Kazakhstan: The Bolashak oil plant on the Kashagan offshore oil field June 30. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) Summary Kazakhstan is struggling with stagnant oil and natural gas production and flagging energy revenues, and in response it plans to turn to outside patrons to help exploit its energy reserves. […]
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