Kazmunaygas, CNPC Discuss Expanding Shymkent Refinery's Capacity
Date
12/23/2024 12:09:17 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 23. KazMunayGas
(KMG) and China National petroleum Corporation (CNPC) discuss the
development of advanced technologies to improve oil production
efficiency and expand the capacity of the Shymkent Refinery,
Trend reports.
During a working trip to the People's Republic of China, the
Chairman of the Board of KazMunayGas (KMG), Askhat Khassenov, held
a meeting with the President of CNPC, Hou Qijun, in Beijing.
During the talks, cooperation in geological exploration,
improving oil production efficiency, expanding the capacity of the
Shymkent Refinery, and implementing oil and gas chemical projects
were discussed.
As part of the joint work with CNODC (a subsidiary of CNPC), new
areas on the eastern edge of the Caspian depression are being
studied. Scientific and technical developments aimed at increasing
the oil recovery factor from low-margin and hard-to-recover oil and
gas fields were considered. Fields for testing enhanced oil
recovery technologies were identified.
The companies also exchanged views on the next steps for the
project to expand the capacity of PetroKazakhstan Oil Products
(PKOP) from 6 to 12 million tons.
The results of the Urea project, which produces an important
nitrogen fertilizer for domestic farmers, were also discussed. The
project's capacity is 1.2 million tons per year, with a cost of
about $1.5 billion.
At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed confidence in
the successful implementation of projects and the strengthening of
the strategic partnership between KMG and CNPC.
To note, CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation) is the
largest Chinese oil and gas company. Its headquarters are in
Beijing. The company ranks 4th in the Fortune Global 500. CNPC's
recoverable reserves amount to 1.65 billion tons of oil and 1.95
trillion m3 of gas.
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