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Ministry of Oil and Gas (Kazakhstan)

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Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Emblem of Kazakhstan

Office building of the Ministry of Oil and Gas
Ministerial Department overview
Formed12 March 2010
Preceding Ministerial Department
  • Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Dissolved4 August 2014
Superseding Ministerial Department
JurisdictionGovernment of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MOG RK, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Мұнай және газ министрлігі, ҚР МГМ; Russian: Министерство нефти и газа Республики Казахстан, МНГ РК) was one of the governmental bodies of Kazakhstan and part of the cabinet. The ministry had the function of developing and implementing policies related to petroleum and petroleum products.

History and profile

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The ministry was established on 12 March 2010 and is the successor of the ministry of energy and mineral resources.[1][2]

Uzakbai Karabalin has been the minister of oil and gas since July 2013.[3][4] He replaced Sauat Mynbayev in the post.[4] Mynbayev was the first minister of oil and gas.[5]

The main function of the ministry is to oversee and regulate the oil and gas sector in the country which was largely carried out by the national oil company, KazMunaiGas, until the establishment of the ministry.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Sector organization" (PDF). US Energy Information Agency. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Glossary. Annual Report 2012". Nostrum Oil and Gas. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Major events in Caspian oil & gas industry". Azer News. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b Nariman Gizitdinov (3 July 2013). "Karabalin Appointed Kazakh Oil Minister to Replace Mynbayev". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Kazakhstan creates new oil and gas-ministry in a major government reshuffle". Eurasia. Retrieved 4 February 2014.