Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Natural Gas Enterprises Sign Cooperation Memorandum

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 12, QazaqGaz, the national gas company of Kazakhstan, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the natural gas sector with Gazprom Kyrgyzstan, the natural gas company of Kyrgyzstan. The agreement covers natural gas transportation, distribution, metering, and infrastructure operation and maintenance, and includes digital dispatching, technical improvements, and industrial safety within the scope of cooperation between the two parties.

The memorandum was signed during a meeting of the joint coordination committee between the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and Gazprom. The two parties will cooperate on the reliability, safety, and technical processes of natural gas transmission and distribution systems, with a focus on the operation and maintenance of gas facilities, natural gas metering management, the application of digital technologies, and dispatching management systems.

Under the cooperation arrangement, the two parties plan to organize technical personnel exchanges, conduct on-site exchanges at each other's production facilities, and hold technical consultations, joint working meetings, and personnel training activities. The cooperation also includes accident prevention at natural gas facilities, emergency response, and the exchange of relevant operational management experience.

Alibek Zhamauov, Chairman of the Management Board of QazaqGaz, stated that the two parties will carry out cooperation in the operation and management of natural gas infrastructure through the exchange of technical solutions and the sharing of production experience.