The oil & gas basins of Kazakhstan can be grouped into four revealed or prospective oil & gas provinces in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Exploration in those provinces in which oil and gas has already been extracted had, by 2010, led to the discovery of more than 200 oil,

gas Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma). A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...

, oil-and-gas and condensate hydrocarbon accumulations. Of these, the Kashagan, the Tengiz and the Karachaganak fields can be considered giants.

Oil & gas basins of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has a share in four oil & gas provinces: 1. The '' Pre-Caspian Basin'' lies in the western part of the country, behind the Mugodzhary mountains. The geology of this province is made up of

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sediments covering a

Proterozoic The Proterozoic () is a geological eon spanning the time interval from 2500 to 538.8million years ago. It is the most recent part of the Precambrian "supereon". It is also the longest eon of the Earth's geologic time scale, and it is subdivided ...

basement. * Southern Emba * Northern Emba * Eastern Emba * Primorsk-Emba * Northern Pre-Caspian * Western Pre-Caspian * Northern Caspian * Central Pre-Caspian 2. The '' Mangistau-Usturt Basin'' lies in the Mangistau and

Aktyubinsk Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people. Aktobe is located in the west of Ka ...

areas of Kazakhstan. * Southern Mangishlak * Northern Buzashi * Northern Usturt 3. The ''

Central Kazakhstan Basin Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known a ...

'' lies in the eastern and southern areas of Kazakhstan. * Southern Torgay * Eastern Aral * Syr-Darya * Chu-Sarysu * Teniz * Alakol * Balkash * Zaysan * Ily 4. The ''

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'' is in the northern and northeastern region of Kazakhstan, north of the Kokshetauskikh mountains. The geology is of a platform type, with a

Mesozoic The Mesozoic Era ( ), also called the Age of Reptiles, the Age of Conifers, and colloquially as the Age of the Dinosaurs is the second-to-last era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about , comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceo ...

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.

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Kazakhstan's Gas: Export Markets and Export Routes
by Shamil Yenikeyeff,

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is an energy research institution which was founded in 1982, and serves a worldwide audience with its research, guides understanding of all major energy issues. It is a recognised independent centre of the U ...

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Oil & gas basins of Kazakhstan

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