Economy Kashagan: the matter is not in pipes only? (+update) According to PSA (Production Sharing Agreement) Kazakhstan will not refund NCOC’s expenses for renewal of production at Kashagan. According to preliminary estimates, the cost of pipelines replacement will make about $3 billion. But it seems that the matter is not only in pipes. January 6 2015, 11:23 8 656 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Chevron Saying Yes To $25 Billion Expansion In Kazakhstan Would Be A Bullish Move To ramp up production, the consortium may move forward with the Future Growth Project. If they do, the expansion would increase oil production from the field to 290 million barrels (795,000 bo/d), versus 193 million barrels (530,000 bo/d) in 2012. Overall production, which includes natural gas and NGLs, would go up by 250,000 - 300,000 BOE/d. Chevron has a lot to gain from the Future Growth Project. If approved, it would boost Chevron's oil/liquids production by ~130,000 bo/d, resulting in 7.65% company-wide oil/liquids growth and 5.06% total production growth for Chevron (based on its Q3 2014 numbers). January 6 2015, 10:12 5 343 просмотрs
World News Boston Bombing: Trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Begins With Jury Selection The man charged with the terror attack near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon went on trial Monday in a federal courthouse less than two miles from where two bombs, concealed in backpacks, exploded with devastating force. January 6 2015, 10:00 2 530 просмотрs
Society Wishing you happiness under the morning star “One more aul (Kazakh village) disappeared from the face of the earth. Abandoned human settlements are pitiful sights”, – I thought when I arrived to the small settlement called Obaly, where once lived my old acquaintance Bibigul with her big, close-knit family. She had four daughters and two sons and I brought to them New Year gifts in the form of food items and other handy stuff that I purchased with the money collected by my colleague journalists from AkZhaik newspaper. January 5 2015, 16:15 2 371 просмотрs
World News Thousands bid farewell to murdered New York cop Thousands of police from across the United States gathered in New York on Sunday to bid farewell to a murdered officer where a small number used the funeral to protest against mayor Bill de Blasio once again. January 5 2015, 11:04 2 767 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Indian citizen found dead in Aktau The body of the Indian citizen was found in Mangistau Oblast, local media Lada.kz reports, referring to law enforcement agencies of the region. January 5 2015, 10:33 3 026 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan bans fuel export Kazakhstan has introduced a six months ban on export of certain types of fuel, tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Energy. January 5 2015, 10:13 2 440 просмотрs
World News Buckingham Palace repeats denial of Prince Andrew sex claims Britain’s royal family has taken the unusual step of repeating its denial that Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, had sex with an underage girl. January 5 2015, 09:37 2 084 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Tough law on drunk-driving enters into force in Kazakhstan Tough law on drunk-driving enters into force in Kazakhstan from January 1. January 5 2015, 09:31 2 531 просмотрs
World News Idaho woman accidentally shot and killed by 2-year-old in Walmart An Idaho nuclear research scientist who had taken her young relatives to Walmart to spend their holiday gift cards was killed Tuesday when her 2-year-old son pulled a loaded pistol from her purse and shot her. January 1 2015, 06:32 1 690 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News U.S. sends five Guantanamo prisoners to Kazakhstan for resettlement Three Yemenis and two Tunisians held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Kazakhstan for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of prisoner transfers aimed at closing the facility. January 1 2015, 05:56 2 548 просмотрs
World News Top Russia opposition leader Navalny gets 3.5-year suspended sentence A Russian court on Tuesday handed a 3.5-year suspended sentence to top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in his controversial fraud trial, after abruptly moving forward the reading of the verdict. December 30 2014, 16:01 1 463 просмотрs
World News More than 40 bodies found in AirAsia search More than 40 bodies have been retrieved in the search for the AirAsia jet, the Indonesian navy has said as debris spotted in the Java Sea was confirmed as belonging to the plane. December 30 2014, 15:46 3 328 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Turn on headlights while driving as of January 7 – new traffic rules New Traffic regulations published in the republican press, will come into force in 7 days. December 30 2014, 11:45 2 840 просмотрs
World News Smoke spotted as searchers look for missing AirAsia jet An oil slick, the sound of a distant "ping," objects in the water, and now this: smoke spotted rising from an island in the Java Sea. December 30 2014, 10:38 2 959 просмотрs
World News Did China pull the plug on Gmail? Gmail activity has flat-lined in China, raising suspicions about further government censorship of the Internet. December 30 2014, 10:26 2 410 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Poroshenko to visit Astana on January 15 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday a meeting within the so-called Normandy format will be held in Astana on January 15. December 30 2014, 10:14 2 123 просмотрs
Society Traditional New Year food fairs On the New year’s eve on December 30 and 31, and also on January 3 and 4 food fairs will take place at “Mounaishi” stadium. December 29 2014, 15:28 3 009 просмотрs
World News Chechen president offers 'special regiment' to defend Russia Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on Sunday proposed the creation of a "special regiment" made up from Chechnya's armed forces to help defend Russia from Western aggression, AFP reports. December 29 2014, 15:06 1 767 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Best foreign investors named in Astana Since 2010, the manufacturing industry of Kazakhstan attracted $15.9 billion of foreign direct investment. December 29 2014, 14:59 2 903 просмотрs
World News Algerian Energy Minister Urges OPEC Members to Cut Oil Production The Algeria’s Energy Minister commented on the recent OPEC's decision not to cut production despite a sharp decline in oil prices, saying that the member states should curb down the oil production to correct imbalances in the market. December 29 2014, 12:16 2 546 просмотрs
World News France Alps: Snow strands thousands of motorists in Savoy Snow and ice in the French Alps have stranded thousands of vehicles for a second day, snarling up holiday traffic to and from ski resorts. December 29 2014, 11:03 1 301 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Tatarstan President R.Minnikhanov arrives in Kazakhstan Rustam Minnikhanov will visit Kazakhstan's Ministry of Defence, according to the press service of the Ministry, infrom.kz reports. December 29 2014, 10:57 2 448 просмотрs
World News AirAsia aircraft crashed in waters off East Belitung An aircraft has reportedly crashed in the waters off East Belitung, off the east coast of Sumatra, after authorities confirmed that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 went missing earlier today, The Malaysian Insider reported. December 29 2014, 09:55 1 153 просмотрs
Society News Review 2014: AkZhaik’ biggest stories of the year (New year nominations) Family of the year A couple from Esbol village in Inder – Asylbek Khassanov and Kaly Gumarova after their biological children grew up, got married and left the family decided to adopt 2 kids from the orphanage (they are on a photo with Kaly Gumarova). Now little Batima hugs her Mom and 9th grade Erasyl helps the parents to run the farm. Good luck! December 27 2014, 10:15 3 043 просмотрs