The Head of State receives Dai Houliang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CNPC, DKNews.kz reports.
During the meeting the prospects for further cooperation between Kazakhstan and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in the oil and gas industry were discussed.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev drew the interlocutor's attention to the significance of continuing work on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, and noted the special importance for Kazakhstan of the project to expand the production capacity of the Shymkent oil refinery.
In addition, the issues of gas exports to China and the construction project of a new string of the Beineu – Bozoy –Shymkent gas pipeline, as well as the prospects for expanding Kazakhstan's oil exports to China were discussed.
