September 2010|1 - KazEnergy

September 2010|1
Oil
iNDuSTry
iN KazaKhSTaN iS TraiNiNg
NEW agE prOfESSiONalS
Mr Jambulat Sarsenov, the general Director of kazenergy,
Kazakhstan’s Association of oil-gas and energy organizations, tells us what is being done and
planned by the oil industry in this direction. This industry alliance unites more than 40 Kazakhstani
and foreign companies, and its activities in training specialists has been recognized by the
government as a breakthrough.
Oil aND gaS iNDuSTry - mOrE ThaN aN iNDuSTry
- Mr Sarsenov, kazenergy is actively involved in the process of staffng for the
industrial and innovative development of Kazakhstan. Could you please explain how
this is being carried out by the industry alliance?
- Our Association has several coordinating councils that are focused on different aspects of the
industry. Issues discussed at meetings, one way or another, go beyond the scope of the industry
to affect the interests of the entire state. The oil and gas industry plays a major role in the economic
and social life of Kazakhstan, and is not limited to departmental interests.
We provide more than 20% of the annual gross domestic product. This figure indicates the input
of the oil and gas industry into the national economy, and our contribution to the industrial and
innovative development of the country. Moreover, the pace of production growth in oil-gas and
energy industries is among the highest in Kazakhstan.
We must also take into account the fact that, since the early 1990s, oil-gas and energy industries
have been among the first and most active industries not only in attracting foreign investment,