Sunday26 January 2025
inbusinesskz.com

"Buzachi Oil" continues to pay fines for gas emissions at the Karaturun oil field.

The company is required to pay a total of 2.2 billion tenge.
«Бузачи Нефть» продолжает погашать штраф за выброс газа на Каратурунском месторождении.

“On June 9, 2023, at the ‘Karaturun South’ field, a gas-water mixture was released during drilling, leading to a fire. It took nearly six months to eliminate this accident,” the regional prosecutor's office clarified.

The specified amount will be paid in installments, as agreed upon by the subsoil user and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The first payment of 270 million tenge is scheduled for December 2024.

Additionally, following the prosecutor's representation, LLP ‘Buzachi Oil’ was fined 362 million tenge for violating environmental regulations related to the incident, and this amount has been fully paid.