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First paraxylene produced at Atyrau Refinery
Official ceremony of producing the first batch of a new product – paraxylene at the Aromatics Production Complex has taken place at the Atyrau Refinery as part of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the facility.
It was attended by representatives of the RoK’s Ministry of Energy, “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC, JSC NC “KazMunayGas”, JSC “KazMunayGas – Refining and Marketing” and others.

Honeywell’s UOP technology selected to modernize refinery in Kazakhstan to produce gasoline and diesel
UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its technology has been selected by the largest refiner in Kazakhstan to help it upgrade its facility and boost the production of gasoline and diesel.

KMG EP announces operating results for the full year of 2011 and budget for 2012
Production in 2011

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).

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.