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West Kazakhstan marks Korisu

West Kazakhstan marks Korisu

March 14, Kazakhs in the west of Kazakhstan have started celebration of Korisu, a holiday of seeing each other after the winter. March 14 2013, 14:08 6 839 views

OSC strikers at Kalamkas field return to work

OSC strikers at Kalamkas field return to work

To recall, a few days ago, employees of Oil Service Company, a member of AktauNefteServis LLP, refused to turn up to work. March 13 2013, 12:37 3 168 views

Max Petroleum started drilling at Zhana Makat of Atyrau oblast

Max Petroleum started drilling at Zhana Makat of Atyrau oblast

«Max Petroleum» company began drilling of the production well in "Zhana Makat" field in the old oil region of the Atyrau oblast. March 13 2013, 12:04 3 935 views

The World's Oldest Carpet Story: The Pazyryk

The World's Oldest Carpet Story: The Pazyryk

Every carpet tells a story. But few tell one as fascinating as the oldest intact carpet ever found. It is the Pazyryk carpet, discovered frozen in a tomb beneath the Siberian steppe. March 13 2013, 07:58 29 690 views

OSC workers striking over low salaries

OSC workers striking over low salaries

Employees of one of the largest contractors in the region, Oil Service Company (OSC), refused to turn up to work at the field of Kalamkas in Mangystau Oblast. March 12 2013, 09:28 3 065 views

Tengizchevroil to mark 20th anniversary

Tengizchevroil to mark 20th anniversary

March 11, Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha Izmukhambetov received Scott Davis, managing director of Eurasia Unit of Chevron. March 11 2013, 18:51 5 235 views

When is the big sea quake: Why TCO do not provide us data

When is the big sea quake: Why TCO do not provide us data

March 11, Kazakh National Data Center [www.kndc.kz] announced a 4.4 earthquake took place in the Caspian Sea. March 11 2013, 18:03 3 464 views

4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Caspian

4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Caspian

A 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake happened in the Caspian Sea, 334 kilometers from the city of Aktau March 11 2013, 14:56 3 043 views

97% of Atyrau residents speak fluent Kazakh

97% of Atyrau residents speak fluent Kazakh

97% of Atyrau residents speak Kazakh fluently; 92% and 6.7% are proficient in Russian and English respectively, says Kairat Tarbayev, a press secretary of the regional administration. March 11 2013, 10:04 2 685 views

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 8 892 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 2 726 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 3 071 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 2 833 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 4 266 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 3 329 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 3 123 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 3 693 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 5 464 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 8 695 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 3 644 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 4 270 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 7 171 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 2 953 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 3 264 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 3 942 views