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Alfa Laval wins SEK 55 million energy efficiency order in Kazakhstan
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a refinery in Kazakhstan. The order value is approximately SEK 55 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Hydrogen Production Unit in Kazakhstan
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract for the basic engineering design of a new hydrogen production unit, based on Foster Wheeler Terrace-Wall(TM) steam reforming technology, to be built at the Atyrau Refinery (Atyrau, Kazakhstan Republic), a member of JS National Company "KazMunayGas" group that it is the leading national oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

KMG EP completes acquisition of four contracts for exploration of hydrocarbons
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (‘KMG EP’, or ‘the Company’) announces the closing of the deal to acquire 100% of subsoil use rights under the four contracts for exploration of hydrocarbons in Kazakhstan at JSC National company KMG (NC KMG).

Fluor Awarded Caspian Pipeline Expansion Contract in Kazakhstan & Russia
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Chevron Neftegaz (one of three project managers engaged by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium) for its recently announced expansion project. Fluor will provide project services for the marine terminal and supervisory control and data system (SCADA) portions of the Caspian Pipeline Expansion project. The pipeline begins in western Kazakhstan and runs 1,510 kilometers west to the terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, on the Black Sea. Fluor booked $100 million into backlog in the second quarter.

Jupiter receives Government approvals for additional acreage for Block 31.
The Board of Jupiter Energy Limited (“Jupiter”, “JPR”, or “Company”) (ASX: JPR)
is pleased to advise that the Kazakh Ministry of Oil & Gas has given its approval to an application made by JPR to extend the existing Block 31 acreage of 63.39 km by an additional 59.29 km for a total of 122.68 km

Statoil and KazMunayGas sign agreement
Statoil and KazMunayGas have signed the Heads of Agreement (HoA) on the Abay block in the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea.

JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production announces the acquisition of 50% stake in Ural Group Limited
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (“the Company” or “KMG EP“) announces that it has reached an agreement with Exploration Venture Limited (EVL) to acquire 50% of Ural Group Limited (UGL), which owns the exploration license for the block Fedorovskiy through 100% stake in LLP “Ural Oil and Gas” (UOG). The block is located in Western Kazakhstan near Uralsk city in close proximity to a number of large producing fields.

KMG EP announces operating results for 2010
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (“KMG EP” or “the Company”), announced today that in the full year ended 31 December 2010 it produced 13,285 thousand tonnes of crude oil (270kbopd), which includes the Company’s stakes in Kazgermunai LLP, CCEL (“Karazhanbasmunai”) and PetroKazakhstan Inc. This is 1,788 thousand tonnes, or 16% more than in 2009. The increase in production mainly results from the acquisition of 33% stake in PetroKazakhstan Inc. in December 2009. Production plans for 2010 were outperformed by all associated companies and production facilities except Uzenmunaigas.

Max Petroleum Plc Operational Update
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce an operational update of its activities in the Blocks A&E Licence area.

Chevron and Other Shareholders Sanction Caspian Pipeline Expansion
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that the shareholders and governing bodies of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) have unanimously approved the $5.4 billion expansion of the Caspian pipeline. The capacity of the 900-mile (1500 km) pipeline, which carries crude oil from Western Kazakhstan to a dedicated terminal in the Black Sea, will increase to 1.4 million barrels per day from its current capacity of 730,000 barrels per day.