The Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MOG RK, , ҚР МГМ; , МНГ РК) was one of the governmental bodies of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

and part of the cabinet. The ministry had the function of developing and implementing policies related to

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

and

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History and profile

The ministry was established on 12 March 2010 and is the successor of the ministry of energy and mineral resources. Uzakbai Karabalin has been the minister of oil and gas since July 2013. He replaced

Sauat Mynbayev Sauat Mukhametbayuly Mynbayev ( kk, Сауат Мұхаметбайұлы Мыңбаев, ''Sauat Mūhametbaiūly Myñbaev'') is a Kazakh politician who served as the minister of oil and gas of Kazakhstan from 2010 to 2013. Until 2021 he was a ...

in the post. Mynbayev was the first minister of oil and gas. The main function of the ministry is to oversee and regulate the oil and gas sector in the country which was largely carried out by the national oil company,

KazMunaiGas KazMunayGas (KMG) ( kk, QazMúnayGaz, ҚазМұнайГаз) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

, until the establishment of the ministry.

References

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Kazakhstan, Oil and Gas Energy ministries