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D Island: Equipment failure (+NCOC comment)

D Island: Equipment failure (+NCOC comment)

As reported by the oblast emergency department, a technical incident took place during well re-entry arrangement at the man-made island D of Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea. March 7 2013, 17:10 7 982 views

Atyrau tries universal police

Atyrau tries universal police

Soon Atyrau Oblast will see an experiment - introduction of universal police - joint squads of traffic and patrol police officers. March 7 2013, 11:02 1 913 views

Military IDs available within month

Military IDs available within month

As we reported before, one month military training courses for those who never saw duty will open in Atyrau. March 6 2013, 15:40 2 173 views

Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants

Atyrau Oblast to have two more plants

As a part of the 2013 Industrialization Map, two projects worth $6.5bn will be completed in Atyrau Oblast, reports Kazinform. March 6 2013, 15:09 2 086 views

AK-47s stolen from school

AK-47s stolen from school

Two Kalashnikov rifles were stolen from a public school in Atyrau. The robbers penetrated into the educational facility and beat and tied up the security guard. March 6 2013, 14:19 3 122 views

Babysitter robbed clients blind

Babysitter robbed clients blind

Police of Atyrau city arrested a 33-year-old woman accused of fraud and who has previous criminal records. March 6 2013, 10:44 2 581 views

Solar energy to brighten Zhanaozen streets

Solar energy to brighten Zhanaozen streets

Zhanaozen adopts alternative energy: street lamps on solar batteries are being installed throughout the small town to the east of Aktau, writes Tumba. March 6 2013, 09:40 2 403 views

Gabonese woman stabs husband in family row

Gabonese woman stabs husband in family row

On the night of 4-5 March, a lady aged 27, citizen of the Republic of Gabon, struck her husband, a UK citizen, with a knife during a family row in one of hotels in the center of Atyrau. March 5 2013, 17:59 3 086 views

Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln

Zhaikmunai buys three oil and gas fields for $16mln

Zhaikmunai LLP, an oil and gas production company operating in the north-west of Kazakhstan, has completed a purchase of rights to exploit three oil and gas deposits for 16mln dollars, the company announced, writes IA Novosti Kazakhstan. March 5 2013, 15:57 4 446 views

A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant

A Uralsk girl to represent Kazakhstan at World's Top Model Pageant

18 year-old Diana Abdrakhmanova from Uralsk will represent Kazakhstan at the international Top Model pageant in Egypt, writes Uralskaya Nedelya. March 5 2013, 15:33 7 711 views

NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects

NCOC hands over sponsorship and donation projects

Atyrau, 4 March 2013: North Caspian Operating Company B.V. (NCOC) handed over 11 projects completed under the Consortium’s Sponsorship and Donation Programme. March 5 2013, 14:37 2 830 views

Kashagan oil to flow in June, not March (Update)

Kashagan oil to flow in June, not March (Update)

First oil at Kashagan has been postponed from March to June, said Agip KCO managing director Umberto Carrara in a meeting with Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov. March 3 2013, 17:40 3 494 views

Why Kazakh youth join extremists?

Why Kazakh youth join extremists?

Recent arrests of religious extremists in the district of Kurmangazy demonstrated that Atyrau Oblast is still an unquiet area. February 28 2013, 10:40 6 288 views

Chinese caught with fake diplomas

Chinese caught with fake diplomas

In the branch of the Intenational Oil Servicing Company SINOPEC Kazakhstan LLP and Sinopec Kazakhstan LLP the public prosecutor's audit revealed 10 facts of counterfeit education diplomas used by citizens of the People's Republic of China. This was voiced by the department head of regional prosecutor's office Kairat Uteuliev at the prosecutor's office coordination council meeting on illegal migration. February 27 2013, 14:23 2 257 views

Keppel strikers win 30% salary increase

Keppel strikers win 30% salary increase

The workers that went on strike on Feb 19 informed the journalists that they won 30% salary increase. But the company management still doesn't comment on this rather unstable situation at the enterprise. February 27 2013, 12:14 2 542 views

ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5mln tenge to family of Aktau fire victim

ArcelorMittal to pay 2.5mln tenge to family of Aktau fire victim

After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant Friday, 22 Feb, lada.kz reports. One of three victims of the fire died in a hospital on Saturday, tengrinews.kz reports. February 27 2013, 11:43 3 139 views

Govt established foreign workforce quota for 2013

Govt established foreign workforce quota for 2013

The government established a quota of attraction of foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2013, the relevant government resolution has been published on Saturday in the official mass media sources. February 25 2013, 14:50 2 493 views

Over 50 fit in Gazelle minibus in Uralsk - flash mob

Over 50 fit in Gazelle minibus in Uralsk - flash mob

Activists of t-art movement and bystanders took part in a flash mob called People's Record. The target was to box up as much people as possible into a Gazelle mid-sized van. February 25 2013, 12:54 2 037 views

Governor’s performance report

Governor’s performance report

On February 22, Atyrau Oblast Governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov made a report on the results of socioeconomic development in 2012 and tasks for 2013. February 25 2013, 11:44 10 441 views

Igilik becomes triennial

Igilik becomes triennial

During last year's visit of Deputy Prime Minister Krymbek Kusherbaev to Kulsary, TCO was reproached on irrational planning of Igilik program. In particular, for pending yearly disbursements “burn down”, instead of being carried over to following year. February 25 2013, 09:59 2 498 views

After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant

After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant

After explosion a fire broke out at Arselor Mittal Aktau pipe plant today, lada.kz reports. February 22 2013, 15:33 2 179 views

One month military courses to open in March

One month military courses to open in March

One-month military training courses will be available in Atyrau for 22-27 year-old men who never had military service. February 22 2013, 11:25 2 130 views

Over T200mln withdrawn in tax debt collection raid

Over T200mln withdrawn in tax debt collection raid

A local enterpreneur was disboarded from a flight in the Atyrau airport for his tax indebtedness. He was allowed to catch the next plane only after he paid all outstanding taxes amassed in the past 3 years - over 1 million tenge. February 22 2013, 10:58 2 101 views

What is shpargalka? Adventures of a Kazakh student in America

What is shpargalka? Adventures of a Kazakh student in America

“….On my first days in a campus I was sick for Atyrau. Sitting on a bench under a big American tree I dreamed of going back home soon. All Japanese, Chinese and Thai students passing by glanced at me, apparently taking me for their fellow citizen. Whoever I told I was from Kazakhstan, in return smiled and asked if it was true that young Kazakh girls get married at the age of six and in Kazakhstan cars are hauled by horses…” February 21 2013, 15:00 6 961 views

A shisha an hour makes 100 cigarettes

A shisha an hour makes 100 cigarettes

Svetlana Stramoussova, narcologist, says most of shisha smokers believe its smoke is harmless unlike cigarettes. However, shisha tobacco contains much more nicotine, carbon monoxide and tars than in cigarettes. February 21 2013, 11:17 4 581 views