The Ministry of Energy "concluded two improved model contracts with JSC NC QazaqGaz: for exploration and production of hydrocarbons at the Maldybai site in the Zhambyl region and at the Shalkar site in the Aktobe region, together with strategic partner JSC Oil Company KOR.
The Maldybai site is scheduled to be reactivated for two previously drilled wells, and 3D seismic exploration work will be carried out in the amount of 190 km2 in 2025. At the Shalkar site in the Aktobe region, drilling of an exploratory well is scheduled to begin in 2025.
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