Karashungul: the origin of Kazakhstan oil
At the eve of 120th anniversary of Kazakhstani oil, Emba oil people have visited Karashungul area at the contract territory of "Embamunaygas” JSC (further – EMG or Company) where the historical well #7 is located which gave first oil flow on Kazakhstan land in 1899.
The trip was attended by the Company management, representatives of North-Caspian project – NCOC company, branch veterans, pensioners and EMG workers, correspondents of republican and local media and bloggers. During the visit, attendees honored the memory of ancestors with prayer.
After that, a ceremony took place at the historical monument – stela on the place of first well where participants highlighted the significant contribution of oil and gas industry into the development of country:
- Here the glorious future of Kazakhstani oil and gas branch has started which today is the locomotive of social-economic development of the country. Only last year, national oil industry contributed into the National Fund more than five trillion tenge. “Embamunaygas” JSC is one of large tax payers which paid taxes and payments to country budget in the amount of around 200 billion tenge last year.
The vent finished with memorial repast.
Contact details for media:
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Reference information:
“Embamunaygas” JSC is affiliated company of “KazMunayGas Exploration Production” JSC. Officially, the foundation of “Embamunaygas” JSC start from 1922 - since the foundation of “Embaneft” Trust for development of the Dossor and Makat fields. The main company profiles are exploration, development of oil and gas fields; oil and gas production; oil and gas processing. “Embamunaygas” JSC consists of six operational structural units in Atyrau and four regional units in Atyrau Oblast: “Zhaiykmunaygas”, “Dossormunaygas”, “Kainarmunaygas”, “Zhylyoimunaygas”, “Embamunayenergo” company, and “Equipment technical maintenance and warehouse management”. Company supplies produced oil for export and domestic market. For the domestic market, oil is supplied to the oil processing plants in Kazakhstan. Oil is exported via two main routes: through the pipelines of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and Uzen-Atyrau-Samara (UAS). Sales gas is marketed through the gas and gas supply national operator of the RoK – “KazTransGas” JSC.
Starting October 1, 2012 to 2018, Embamunaygas JSC sent over 897 billion tenge for the payment of taxes to the republican and local budgets, more than 4.3 billion tenge was allocated for the development of regional infrastructure.
“Embamunaygas” JSC operates in compliance with international standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001.
