National Company KazMunayGaz (Kazakhstan) signs mutual understanding memorandum with Sinopec Group corporation (China)

22.09.11 17:50
/KASE, September 22, 11/ - National Company KazMunayGaz (Astana), whose bonds are officially listed at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release of September 22, 2011: quote On September 22 this year CEO of JSC NC KazMunayGaz, Kairgeldy Kabyldin and President of Sinopec Group corporation, Van Tyanpu have signed a Mutual Understanding Memorandum. According to the Memorandum, the parties expressed their interest in developing co-operation in Kazakhstan or third countries in the following directions: oil exploration and production, gas processing, oil processing and petrochemicals, engineering and technical services, IT. As it is known, NC KMG and Sinopec Group corporation have been jointly modernizing the Atyrau oil refinery. In September 2009 Sinopec Engineering (subsidiary of Sinopec Group) won the tender for building the aromatic hydrocarbons production unit at Atyrau oil refinery. unquote The full version of the press-release is available on KASE website, at http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/KMGZ/kmgz_reliz_220911.pdf [2011-09-22]