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Why It Sucks to Be ConocoPhillips

On November 26, ConocoPhillips – one of the largest oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world – announced that it plans to sell its 8.4% stake in the Kashagan deposit, located in offshore Kazakhstan, to India's ONGC for US$5 billion. ConocoPhillips may have realized that the real name of the Kashagan deposit is "Kash-is-gone deposit." December 5 2012, 14:11 2 665 views

Society

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 3 576 views

World News

Massive Oil Field Discovered in the North Sea

With relatively little fanfare on the international stage, Lundin Petroleum and Statoil (and partners) have just recently jointly discovered one of the largest oil fields ever found in the North Sea. December 5 2012, 08:00 1 828 views

Crime

“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 2 936 views

Kazakhstan News

Food prices increased by 4.8% in a year

In November 2012 the food prices compared with the same month of last year increased in average by 4.8%, reported the Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan. December 4 2012, 15:08 1 483 views

Society

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 3 050 views

Society

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 2 059 views

World News

U.S. warns against new DPRK satellite launch

The United States warned on Saturday that another satellite launch planned by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for this month would threaten peace and security in the region. December 4 2012, 19:41 1 777 views

Society

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 2 404 views

Kazakhstan News

New EU Rights Envoy Promises To Raise Issues With Russia, Kazakhstan

The new EU special representative for human rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, has vowed to raise rights issues in his meetings with Russia and Kazakhstan, reports rferl.org on Sunday.  December 2 2012, 19:26 1 510 views

World News

Japan Sasago tunnel: Collapse traps cars

A major road tunnel has collapsed in Japan, trapping a number of vehicles and leaving at least five people dead, media reports say. The incident started at 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT Saturday), about 80km (50 miles) west of Tokyo on a road that links it to the city of Nagoya. December 2 2012, 18:34 2 080 views

Society

“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 1 925 views

World News

Kazakhstan and EU discuss strengthening of trade and economic relations

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton discussed strengthening of trade and economic relations in Astana on Friday, the Kazakh presidential press-service reported today. December 1 2012, 17:46 1 625 views

Kazakhstan News

Alpinists planted a flag on Nursultan’s peak to celebrate First President’s Day

Alpinists from Almaty Central Army Sports Club planted a national flag on top of Nursultan’s peak in Zailiyskiy Alatau mountain range to celebrate the First President`s Day, reports tengrinews. December 1 2012, 17:26 1 775 views

Society

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 4 212 views

Economy

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 4 310 views

World News

UN General Assembly grants upgraded status for Palestine

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29  The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to grant an upgrade of Palestine's status from "entity" to "non-member state", which is an implicit and symbolic recognition of Palestine's statehood at the UN. November 30 2012, 13:35 1 865 views

Kazakhstan News

Court announces break as Chelakh's second lawyer takes sick leave

The second lawyer of V. Chelakh, a Kazakh frontier guard accused of killing 15 people, Serik Yestiyarov did not come to the court session on Friday. November 30 2012, 12:22 1 822 views

Kazakhstan News

Wreckage of missing MI-8 discovered; 8 crew members found dead

All 8 members of MI-8 crew that has been discovered several hours ago today, November 29, in Almaty oblast were found dead near the wreckage of the missing helicopter,Tengrinews.kz reports citing the press-service of Almaty oblast administration Ilyas Biyakhmetov. November 30 2012, 12:30 2 057 views

Sport

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 6 528 views

Other News

Hello from Calgary

On November 29, TCO headquarters hosted public hearings on Tengizchevroil's 2012 Environmental Action Plan. November 30 2012, 10:23 2 707 views

Economy

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 2 956 views

Kazakhstan News

Chelakh trial to continue without defense attorney

Serik Sarsenov, the lawyer of Kazakh soldier Vladislav Chelakh accused of killing 15 people at Arkankergen frontier post, failed to show up in the court of Taldykorgan city after he left the session due to feeling bad. November 29 2012, 16:36 2 074 views

Kazakhstan News

Kadhafi called Nazarbayev to retain nuclear arsenal

Deputy Secretary General of the UN and UN Director General in Geneva Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested to disclose the letter that Moamer Kadhafi sent to Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry in 1992, Tengrinews.kz reports. November 29 2012, 15:03 1 760 views

Culture

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 3 249 views