Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan
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The oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan can be grouped into four revealed or prospective oil and gas provinces in
Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has a share in four oil and gas provinces:
1. The
- Southern Emba
- Northern Emba
- Eastern Emba
- Primorsk-Emba
- Northern Pre-Caspian
- Western Pre-Caspian
- Northern Caspian
- Central Pre-Caspian
2. The
- Southern Mangishlak
- Northern Buzashi
- Northern Usturt
3. The Central Kazakhstan Basin lies in the eastern and southern areas of Kazakhstan.
- Southern Torgay
- Eastern Aral
- Syr-Darya
- Chu-Sarysu
- Teniz
- Alakol
- Balkash
- Zaysan
- Ily
4. The Western Siberian Basin is in the northern and northeastern region of Kazakhstan, north of the Kokshetauskikh mountains. The geology is of a platform type, with a Mesozoic cover overlying a Paleozoic basement.
- Northern Kazakhstan
- Irtish
The basins are located in six provinces of Kazakhstan: Aktobe, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kyzylorda and Mangystau provinces.[2]
See also
- natural gas condensate fieldin Kazakhstan
- Kashagan Field - an oil field located in Kazakhstan, situated in the northern part of the Caspian Sea
- Khvalynskoye gas field - a conventional gas condensate field located in the Kazakhstan's sector in the northern part of the Caspian Sea
- Kurmangazy oil field - an offshore oil field in the Kazakh section of Caspian Sea.
- oil and gas field located in northwestern Kazakhstan's low-lying wetlandsalong the northeast shores of the Caspian Sea
References
- ^ "Oil and Gas Industry in Kazakhstan". kazbao.com.
- ^ "Oil and gas sector". kmgep.kz.
External links
- Kazakhstan's Gas: Export Markets and Export Routes, by Shamil Yenikeyeff, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, November 2008
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