On 14 January 2026, as part of the preparations for the Interim Session of the Foreign
Investors’ Council (FIC) chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
a working meeting of the Co-Chairs of the FIC Working Group on Energy,
Environment and Oil & Gas Industry was held within the framework of the Foreign
Investors’ Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From the Kazakh side, the
meeting was attended by Yerlan Akkenzhenov, Minister of Energy of the
Republic of Kazakhstan and Co-Chair of the FIC Working Group on Energy,
Environment and Oil & Gas Industry from the Kazakh side, as well as:
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Nurken Sharbiev – Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
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Alibek Bekmukhametov – Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Environmental Regulation and
Control of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
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Shattyk Tastemirova – Head of the Climate Change Adaptation Department of the Ministry of
Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Kairat Alisher – Head of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Department of
International Cooperation, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The foreign side was
represented by:
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Cécile Rauline – Managing Director, ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc., and Co-Chair of the FIC
Working Group on Energy, Environment and Oil & Gas Industry from the
foreign side;
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Ainur Mussabekova – Public Affairs Manager, ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc.
During the meeting, the
results of the Working Group’s activities for the current year were summarized,
and key agenda items were discussed, including:
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allocation of greenhouse gas
emission quotas (NAP) for the period 2026–2030;
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the commitment of the Republic
of Kazakhstan to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060;
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development of regulation of
methane emissions in the oil and gas sector;
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improvement of regulation
related to technologically unavoidable gas flaring.
The parties emphasized the
importance of continuing a constructive dialogue between government authorities
and foreign business and expressed their readiness for further joint work, as
well as their commitment to the principles of environmentally responsible
operations carried out in accordance with the current legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.