Oil and gas companies in Mangistau rgn will save hundreds of millions

AKTAU. November 6. KAZINFORM - Oil and gas companies and industrial enterprises in Mangistau region by investing in equipment upgrades to improve its energy efficiency and as a result energy efficiency will be able to save hundreds of millions of tenge (KZT) in the near future.

"In the field of 'Karakudukmunai" Ltd. it is planned to transfer the modular group pumping station of maintaining reservoir pressure from the electrical drive to the gas drive. The expected energy savings are 27 million kWh per year, in terms of money - KZT 362.8 mln. On the North Buzachi field of «Buzachi Operating Ltd.» all motors involved in the technological process of the field are used with variable frequency drives, which can reduce the power consumption of their operation up to 50 % ", said the head of the Energy and Housing Directorate of Mangystau region Bakytzhan Utegaliev.

According to him, the actual results with energy conservation have been achieved by industrial enterprises. For example, "MAEK - Kazatomprom" in 2013-2014, as part of the planned works on energy conservation, can save KZT 62 million.