Ecology

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​Storm warning

On the night of April 23, in Atyrau Oblast freezings down to - 3 degrees are expected. April 22 2015, 15:31 2 655 просмотрs

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​Accommodating project

April 22 2015, 11:35 3 212 просмотрs

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​Why did pelicans die?

In the estuary of the Kigach River in Kurmangazy District of Atyrau Oblast the North Caspian Operating company found 70 dead birds of rare Dalmatian pelicans. April 17 2015, 22:19 3 072 просмотрs

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Ministry of Energy broke the law

In the publication "Rushing at Kashagan barged into the Law" it was reported that Managing Director of NCOC Stephane de Mahieu addressed the RoK Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik with request to assist in introduction of changes to Aticles 257 and 258 of Environmental Code that forbid the construction activities on the Caspian Sea during the period from April 1 to July 15. April 9 2015, 15:27 3 258 просмотрs

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Water will be low in Ural River this year

This year water level in the Ural River during flooding season is expected to be low, reported Bisen Kuanov, the head of Ural-Caspian interregional basin inspection of water management. April 3 2015, 15:22 3 598 просмотрs

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Rushing at Kashagan barged into the Law

As it became known to Ak Zhaik newspaper, the North Caspian project operator NCOC tries to secure changes to the RoK Ecological Code. Otherwise the consortium will not meet the announced completion dates of new pipelines construction and renew oil production at Kashagan (in the second half of 2016). April 1 2015, 12:11 5 488 просмотрs

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Storm warning

Emergency department of Atyrau Oblast circulated information about storm warning on March 31. March 31 2015, 12:06 4 146 просмотрs

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Russia returns 90% of Taisoigan missile firing range back to Kazakhstan

Last week during his visit to Atyrau Sarsenbai Ensegenov, the Deputy of the Senate of RoK Parliament, informed about reduction of the missile firing range located in Kyzylkoga District of Atyrau Oblast by 80%. The range is used by the Russian military as per the contract. March 5 2015, 17:10 4 240 просмотрs

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Old pipes to stay at sea bottom

By Laura Suleimenova The North Caspian Project Operator NCOC continues to implement the pipeline construction project from D island to Bolashak plant. According to our information, the costs of the consortium for new pipelines in 2015 will make $1,4 billion. The total budget of the Kashagan project this year will make over $4,2 billion. February 26 2015, 00:00 5 266 просмотрs

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Everything was written off and still remained indebted to all

“Ak Zhaik” has learnt the details of the agreement signed on December 13, last year between the Government of Kazakhstan and Kashagan project Operator – NCOC. Kazakhstan has actually “written off” consortium’s multi-billion ecological penalty in exchange for investments into EXPO-2017. February 17 2015, 11:34 5 327 просмотрs

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“The Italian” prefers the sands of Narynkum Desert

The specialists of the regional branch of state institution “The Republican methodological center for phytosanitary diagnostics and forecasts” predict that in 2015 there will be an increase of quantity of locust invaders at the sea coast in Kurmangazy District. February 13 2015, 10:11 2 565 просмотрs

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Public hearings and prosecutor's interest

Informal sources reported that prosecutor's office became interested in the legality of issuing permitting documents to the project “Cargo transportation route for the facilities of the Northeast part of the Caspian Sea”. February 3 2015, 13:09 3 581 просмотрs

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Oil on tap-2

The nature protection prosecutor's office of Atyrau Oblast issued an instruction to the Department of Ecology related to the fact of oil spill on the 81st km of the Martyshy-Atyrau oil pipeline belonging to KazTransOil (see “Oil on tap”). January 26 2015, 11:54 3 452 просмотрs

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Bonnatti should restore polluted environment and bring it to its previous state - Kuanov

Ak Zhaik newspaper learnt about the details of diesel fuel spill allowed by Bonatti S.p.A. two years ago at Bolashak plant of the North Caspian project. January 16 2015, 18:33 4 217 просмотрs

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Atyrau Refinery won the case in court against the department of ecology

Atyrau Refinery refused to pay the ecological fine instructed by the regional department of ecology in 2014 amounting to 24 billion tenge and won the environmental case in court. January 12 2015, 17:03 3 611 просмотрs

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Kazakh Government and North Caspian Consortium signed confidential agreement

On Saturday, December 13, the Kazakh Government had a meeting with Kashagan project operator - NCOC, as well as with the companies participating in NCPSA venture, where the parties signed a certain agreement. December 18 2014, 14:33 3 076 просмотрs

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Kashagan: new expectations, old concerns

Public  hearings on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the “Construction project of facilities for Kashagan field experimental program. Flowlines. Modifications” were held in Atyrau. December 11 2014, 17:33 6 230 просмотрs

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When the last sturgeon will be caught…

Retired veteran of fish industry Vera Dzhamalova (on a photo) currently lives in Astana, but once or twice a year she comes to Atyrau, the city where she was born and worked all her life in the fishing industry. December 5 2014, 17:55 3 215 просмотрs

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Karachaganak is there, “Bolashak” is here…

In Beryozovka village in West Kazakhstan Oblast 25 children and 4 adults were hospitalized as the result of poisoning with unknown substance. Local people believe that the cause of poisoning is the production of oil and gas at Karachaganak field located within several kilometers from the above village. Meanwhile, the Atyraulians also have reasons for concern: we have major Bolashak oil and gas processing plant near the city. December 3 2014, 11:16 3 583 просмотрs

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Public hearing to be held again

On November 26 public hearings of TenizService LLP have been held on the impact of “Freights transportation route for the facilities in the northeast part of the Caspian Sea” project to the environment. December 2 2014, 10:34 3 169 просмотрs

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Tengiz to have a sea channel, for sturgeons and seals it's a wash-out (+update)

November 26 2014, 15:28 6 142 просмотрs

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Public hearings on the replacement of Kashagan pipes to take place on December 9

On Zhaik-Caspisky Orkhuss Center website the information appeared about public hearings that the North Caspian Operating Company B. V. (NCOC) is going to hold on December 9, 2014. The public hearings about impact on environment (EIA) of the construction project within Program of experimental development of Kashagan field. Flowlines. Modifications”. November 21 2014, 11:38 3 711 просмотрs

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To remember Sarykamys

At the recent public hearings on environmental impact of the 3d Generation Plant (3GP), TCO representatives assured the local community that implementation of this large-scale project won't cause irreversible changes in ecosystems, and the risk for health of the population of the Zhyloi Distrcit will be “within acceptable limts”. November 12 2014, 11:37 4 601 просмотрs

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TCO’s public hearing on environmental impact

"Tengizchevroil" starts the construction of the third generation plant (3GP). At the end of October the company held public hearings on environmental impact assessment of this large-scale project with a preliminary cost of about 40 billion dollars. November 4 2014, 10:59 5 901 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to modernize sturgeon farms

"Kazakhstan plans to upgrade the Atyrau and Ural-Atyrau sturgeon farms bringing the number of young fishes from annual 7 mln to 12 mln," deputy head of the Fishery Committee Khairbek Mussabayev told a seminar, inform.kz reports. August 5 2014, 18:15 3 023 просмотрs