Oil and gas companies operating in Kazakhstan’s sector of the Caspian Sea will be required to allocate special areas for deploying the forces and assets of the operational headquarters for counter-terrorism in order to ensure the security of production facilities.
Sea-news.az reports citing the Kazinform agency, that the relevant new requirements have been officially approved by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan.
The area allocated by the companies must be designed to accommodate a staff of at least 10 people and be equipped with a helicopter pad.
The headquarters’ forces and assets must be located no further than 23 kilometers away from the offshore production facilities. The use of mobile marine vessels is also permitted for this purpose.
All direct and documented costs associated with the deployment and operational support of the headquarters forces will fall upon the oil and gas companies. Payment procedures will be determined by mutual agreement of the parties in accordance with civil legislation.
This order approved by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan will legally enter into force on October 17, 2026.
