Replication of digital technologies at “Embamunaygas” JSC (further EMG or Company) fields was one of the topics during KIOGE 2018 – “Oil & Gas” International exhibition

01 October, 2018

EMG this year has been a Silver sponsor of KIOGE 2018 Exhibition, which financed the construction of seminar room where within 3 days from 26 to 28th of September 2018, 12 thematic workshops of large oil and gas and service companies took place. Subject events from the Company were attended by BoD Chairman, A.Y. Zhaksybekov, acting managing director in development, K.S. Kozov, production automation and information programs director, B.M. Nsanbayev, procurement and local content director, A.K. Kammatov, HSE director, I.M. Sarybekov, managers of 6 production units of EMG, managers of geology and automation departments of 4 oil production companies.

Digitalization of national oil and gas sector has become one of central topics of the KIOGR 2018 International exhibition. As per the BoD Deputy Chairman on exploration, production and oil service ofNCKazMunayGasJSC, Kurmangazy Iskazieyv, main purpose of implementation ofIntelligent fieldproject is a construction of modern complex production management system at production assets of “E&P “KazMunayGas” JSC.

- Implementation of project will allow creating full-scale field data collection system, optimizing well performance and field equipment due to application of intelligent technologies, will ensure integrated modelling, analysis, planning and monitoring the development of field in real-time mode. We have selected 18 fields, which contain around 90% of reserves, and with growth potential. It is planned to allocate 28 billion tenge for their digitalization – noted K. Iskaziyev during KIOGE 2018.

During seminar program, EMG specialists have told in details on status and future plans on replication of “Intelligent field” concept at Emba fields:

- Since last year works are ongoing on integration of the system at the Prorva group fields (OGPC “Zhylyoimunaygas”), Zhanatalap (OGPC “Zhayikmunaygas”) and Vostochnyi Makat (OGPC “Dossormunaygas”). 12 Company fields in total are planned to digitalize by end of 2023. And while digital technologies are being advanced, a working group has been formed inEmbamunaygasin the beginning of 2018, which studies new developments and executed solutions in international oil and gas companies in expansion of existing “Intelligent field” project.

- noted during his speech, EMG production automation and information programs director, Bolat Nsanbayev.

Be reminded that EMG during last several years implements a project on digitalization of its fields. In 2016, “Intelligent field” project was implemented at small field “Uaz” (OGPC “Kainarmunaygas”) as a pilot project. After achieving positive results at “Uaz” field, it was decided to replicate the system at other fields of the company. “Intelligent field” project was included into state program “Digital Kazakhstan” and received positive assessment of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the visit to Company office as part of working trip to Atyrau oblast.

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Reference information:

“Embamunaygas” JSC – affiliated company of the “E&P “KazMunayGas” JSC. Officially, the foundation of “Embamunaygas” JSC start from 1922 -  since the foundation of “Embaneft” trust to develop Dossor and Makat fields. Main activity of the company: geological exploration, development of oil and gas fields, oil and gas production, oil and gas processing. “Embamunaygas” JSC consists of 6 operational structural units in Atyrau and 4 regional units in Atyrau oblast: “Zhaikmunaygas”, “Dossormunaygas”, “Kainarmunaygas”, “Zhylyoimunaygas”, “Embamunayenergo” company and “Equipment technical maintenance and warehouse management”. Company supplies produced oil for export and to internal market. In the internal market, oil is supplied to oil processing plants in Kazakhstan. Export of oil is conducted via two main routes: along Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and Uzen-Atyrau-Samara (UAS) pipelines. Sales gas sale is performed through the RoK national operator in the sphere of gas and gas supplies – “KazTransGas” JSC. “Embamunaygas” JSC performs its activity in accordance with the international standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001.