Went to visit the Karaccaganak Oilfield yesterday. Unfortunately it was snowing and very grey weather so not much to see. The oilfield is on the road from Aksai, the town where I am staying, to Orenburg, over the border in Russia. Security is enforced in the field, unusually passes are required to get both in and out.
The plant here mainly produces condensate + gas which I am informed is exported to Russia and via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium to the West. More info about this can be found at
http://www.bggroup.com/international/kaz.htm
The road to Orenburg, about 2.5 hours away, is very straight, banked up from its surroundings like railway track and on the day I travelled it, like an ice rink.
Going home overnight on Wednesday, have to leave the camp at 1am, 5 hours before the flight departs, so no doubt there will be much hanging about!
Last post on this topic tomorrow
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