In late October 2008 LUKOIL arranged a trip for investor community
to Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan is
traditionally one of the leading gas producers in the Central Asian region. The
country’s gas industry dates back more than 50 years and Uzbekistan was
the birthplace of the Soviet gas industry.
The
Company first came to Uzbekistan in spring 2001, signing an
agreement on basic principles and terms of a future production sharing
agreement. A representative office was opened in Tashkent in the beginning of 2003. In 2004 the
PSA came into force for the Kandym – Khauzak – Shady project between the
Republic of
Uzbekistan and an investor
consortium consisting of LUKOIL Group and the National holding company
Uzbekneftegaz.
The
trip started with a visit to the
Khauzak-Shady
area
(Kandym – Khauzak – Shady project), where production began in 2007. Kandym –
Khauzak – Shady
is LUKOIL’s largest international project measured by the Company stake: maximum
annual production level in the overall project will be about
12 billion cubic meters.
Total
project capital
expenditures by the consortium are estimated at $2 billion.
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After
the visit to the Khauzak-Shady area the trip participants had a meeting
with Uzbekistan’s
Government members and LUKOIL management in Tashkent. They discussed the
macroeconomic situation in the country, position and prospects of the
Company outside Russia,
especially in Uzbekistan.
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Beside
that, the trip participants got acquainted with Uzbekistan
culture and hospitality of its people.
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