Gas processing plants will be built at the Karachaganak and
Kashagan fields, with capacities of four billion and 2.5 billion cubic meters
per year, respectively. Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed
accelerating the implementation of joint oil and gas projects and prospects for
further cooperation during a meeting with the President of Shell’s Exploration
and Production Division. Shell is involved in the CPC pipeline project, the North
Caspian field, as well as in the modernization of a unit at the Pavlodar Oil
Chemistry Refinery to produce winter diesel fuel. The company also conducts
geological exploration and scientific research of Kazakhstan’s subsoil
resources.

