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Expo of living butterflies open in Atyrau

Expo of living butterflies open in Atyrau

To hold a Blue Morpho butterfly is believed to be a great piece of happiness. Indians of America call it ‘a particle of the sky that has fallen onto ground.’ December 12 2012, 11:54 3 625 views

Finpol confirms 11 tank cars of oil were 'dirty'

Finpol confirms 11 tank cars of oil were 'dirty'

On December 10, media service of Atyrau Oblast Financial Police sent us a press release concerning the fact previously highlighted in our article Shady Oil? December 10 2012, 17:26 2 793 views

Human rights activist arrested for 12 days

Human rights activist arrested for 12 days

Human rights activist Asel Nurgazieva who is currently providing legal support to the victims of Zhanaozen events has been arrested for 12 days in Aktau. December 8 2012, 18:28 4 023 views

A Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport

A Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport

Last week, a 42-year-old citizen of Hungary László BATTA hung himself up next to border control building at the Atyrau international airport. December 8 2012, 16:03 3 341 views

Bleeding Gas in Zhanbai village

Bleeding Gas in Zhanbai village

Potential Oil LLP that is engaged in developing Zhanatalap field, thought up a gas utilization method that is convenient to them, but very dangerous to surrounding persons, method of a way of utilization of gas around. December 7 2012, 18:03 2 348 views

By land or sea?

By land or sea?

The editorial office got hold of TCO's official letter to Zhaik Caspian Aarhus Center and Daniyar YERENCHINOV, chairman of environmental regulation and control committee. December 6 2012, 15:46 4 401 views

Shady oil?

Shady oil?

We received a call from an unknown railman. He told us that at the Ak Zhaik station there was a number of railway tank cars with oil awaiting refinement at ANPZ, but the refinery was not accepting them for some reason. December 6 2012, 12:07 2 366 views

Sulphur rain onto your heads

Sulphur rain onto your heads

Another environmental scandal around Kashagan has been revealed to the public attention. According to the statement of Atyrau Department of Ecology, during the operation of A and D offshore blocks at Kashagan and Bolashak onshore processing facility (OPF) at Karabatan, the volumes of harmful emissions will be several times higher than those specified in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). For example, total emissions during OPF operation in 2013 will be 78,000 tons a year, but not 2,000 tons expected earlier. December 5 2012, 22:12 4 243 views

Atyrau Court Helped the Italian

Atyrau Court Helped the Italian

Orlando Iezzi returned to Atyrau from Italy on November 29 (see our previous publications #7, dd. 26.07.12 “Escape from Karabatan”). By the decision of the court on November 30 he returned back to his former supervisory position in Agip KCO. December 5 2012, 08:00 3 652 views

“I hit him once, but I didn't rob him” (Update of “Foreign national found unconscious in the city center”)

“I hit him once, but I didn't rob him” (Update of “Foreign national found unconscious in the city center”)

As WKT reported earlier, on November 17 at 4.00am a beaten and robbed British citizen, the employee of Agip subcontracting company, was found unconscious next to Ak Zhaik Hotel, in the city center. December 4 2012, 16:41 3 001 views

Driver and passenger died in Tengiz-Kulsary road accident

Driver and passenger died in Tengiz-Kulsary road accident

On December 1 at 20:30 hrs on the 44th km of Tengiz – Kulsary highway as the result of head-on collision of Volkswagen Passat and Hyundai cars 2 people died. December 4 2012, 11:51 3 105 views

House for the Bar

House for the Bar

On Dec 1 the Atyrau Oblast Bar Association presented their new office on Moldagaliev Street. It’s been a good while since this organization knocked about in unsuitable offices, and in recent years it took shelter in the 3-roomed apartment in Avanguard city distrct. Meanwhile, to-date over 100 barristers are registered in Atyrau Oblast. December 4 2012, 10:54 2 111 views

Three hunters died in Atyrau Oblast

Three hunters died in Atyrau Oblast

In the morning of Dec 1 the emergency dispatcher’s desk “112” received a call from 2 hunters who returned to the city from hunting, the Emergency Situation Department reported on Sunday. They brought on their shoulders the body of their hunting mate. December 3 2012, 09:48 2 452 views

“Patriots’ Rally”

“Patriots’ Rally”

Pretty young female students wearing blue T-shirts with the sign “I love president”, young men waving blue flags, cameras flashing and national dances – the event titled “Patriots’ Rally” took place at the Atyrau State University today marking the Day of the First President. December 2 2012, 15:09 1 976 views

ExxonMobil Gives Ambulances to Rural Hospitals

ExxonMobil Gives Ambulances to Rural Hospitals

ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc. has given 10 UAZ ambulance vehicles and 1 Niva car to Atyrau Department of Health. Ambulance keys’ delivering ceremony was held on November 28. December 1 2012, 16:29 4 256 views

CPC decided to take a loan of up to $500 million for expansion

CPC decided to take a loan of up to $500 million for expansion

Shareholders of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) have decided to take out an external loan of up to $500 mln for financing CPC project expansion activities. November 30 2012, 15:19 4 375 views

Temirkhan's Radio Wave

Temirkhan's Radio Wave

There is a house in the city center right behind “Svetlana” bus stop. Huge long self-made structure rises on its roof. Its owner, without leaving his apartment, can communicate by radio with any city of the country, any continent, with polar stations and even with cosmonauts in the space orbit. November 30 2012, 11:58 6 671 views

Hello from Calgary

Hello from Calgary

On November 29, TCO headquarters hosted public hearings on Tengizchevroil's 2012 Environmental Action Plan. November 30 2012, 10:23 2 770 views

ConocoPhillips selling Kashagan to Indian ONGC

ConocoPhillips selling Kashagan to Indian ONGC

ConocoPhillips announced on Monday that it has intention to sell its 8.4% in the North Caspian Production Sharing Agreement to ONGC Videsh Limited. The proceeds from sale would be $5bn, reads the company press release. The deal is slated to close in the 1H 2013. November 30 2012, 11:36 3 043 views

Abai opera staged in Europe

Abai opera staged in Europe

The German city of Mainingen hosted the opening night of Abai opera by Akhmet Zhubanov and Latif Khamidi staged by director Ansgar Haag. November 29 2012, 12:44 3 324 views

Dancing goat goes to Inder

Dancing goat goes to Inder

Orteke is a wooden toy in the form of an animal, mostly a baby goat, suspended on threads. A dombra (Kazakh string instrument) player would tie threads to fingers and play twitching the threads at the same time. November 29 2012, 12:40 3 636 views

Another T10bn lost from budget

Another T10bn lost from budget

At the meeting of core group, Atyrau Oblast governor Baktykozha IZMUKHAMBETOV admitted that his 100 days in new office were not easy. November 27 2012, 09:34 2 202 views

Mukhtar Taizhan: Integration with Russia will lead to loss of independence

Mukhtar Taizhan: Integration with Russia will lead to loss of independence

A famous political scientist and economist Mukhtar TAIZHAN and a popular TV journalist Kassym AMANZHOL met local public during their visit to Atyrau and shared their plans concerning the referendum in Kazakhstan to quit Customs Union scheduled for the beginning of the next year. Mr Taizhan explained the disadvantages of Customs Union to our country. November 26 2012, 17:12 5 239 views

TCO: “Perhaps, you are aware of recent publications in the media...”

TCO: “Perhaps, you are aware of recent publications in the media...”

Ak Zhaik editorial office got hold of a copy of an interesting document. Who exactly did Tengizchevroil’s top management address the letter to? Can the letter be assumed an informal response to a set of our publications concerning Kazakh content in oil and gas industry, including TCO projects? We will know this from further reactions. November 25 2012, 14:08 7 124 views

Penalty for delay

Penalty for delay

TCO was enforced to pay 36.4 mln tenge for untimely payment of ecological penalty in the amount of 364 mln tenge. November 24 2012, 17:27 2 436 views