News: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 -- Issue 1509 
Kazakhstan General
10,000 hectares of Aral Sea bottom to be wooded this year
“April is the best month for planting on the dried Aral sea bottom, and officials now plan to plant a mix of sarsazan and saxaul shrubs ...
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Oil and Gas Sector
Kazakhstan in talks with Russia to decrease gas supplies to launch a gas processing facility of its own
Kazakhstan is in talks with Russia to reduce gas supplies from the Karachaganak oil and gas field to the Russian Orenburg-based Gas Processing Plant once Kazakhstan ...
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Max Petroleum shares rise after 33% increase in output
Kazakhstan-focused Max Petroleum (LON:MXP) was the sector's highest riser in late afternoon trading after it revealed that production averaged 2,807 barrels of oil per day in ...
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C.A.T. Oil makes solid progress in business expansion and diversification
C.A.T. oil AG, one of the leading providers of oil and gas field services in Russia and Kazakhstan, has announced its results for the Fiscal Year ...
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Technip to develop project-estimate documentation for Pavlodar refinery modernization
The Italian firm Technip will develop design and estimate documentation (DED) for the modernization of the Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant (PPCP), a PPCP press message reports
"In ...
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Police officers could have used batons to suppress Zhanaozen clashes - Prosecutor
A prosecutor in the case at the Specialized Inter-regional Criminal Court in Aktau on Friday April 27, read charges stating the police had used excessive force ...
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Oil prices rise on improvement in US manufacturing
By Sandy Shore
Oil prices rose Tuesday after growth in the U.S. and Chinese manufacturing sectors signaled more demand for energy products.
The improvement for the world's two ...
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U.S., Alabama urge no delay in BP oil spill trial
By Jonathan Stempel
The U.S. government said a trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc and others over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...
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Finance and Investment
Kazakh April inflation quickens to 0.7 pct m/m
Inflation in Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest economy, accelerated to 0.7 percent month-on-month in April from 0.3 percent in March, data released on Wednesday by the State ...
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Kazakhstan and Japan considering protection of mutual investments
Kazakhstan and Japan are considering an agreement to liberalize, support and protect mutual investments, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade reports.
Minister of Industry and Trade Asset ...
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Communications and Transportation
Kazakhstan traffic police set prices for prestigious license plates
Kazakhstan’s traffic police commission has announced tariffs for limited-edition license plate numbers, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the Chief of the Registration-Examination Department of the Road Police Commission ...
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Real Estate
Almaty City Akimat to allocate 21 billion tenge to spur district construction and industry
The Almaty city administration has identified priority sectors as part of the city industrial zone, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, light industry, furniture, chemicals, construction, and mechanical ...
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Bereke residential complex fire damages 41 apartments damaged in Astana
A fire has broken out at the Bereke residential complex, which has damaged 41 apartments, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the Astana Department of Emergency Situations.
An alarm ...
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Pharmaceutical and Healthcare News
Bone marrow transplants now available in Kazakhstan
By Yaroslav Golchenko
Physicians have held a press conference discussed a single coherent system for all three phases of bone marrow transplants. The briefing was held ...
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Regional News
Russian classified site lands $75 million deal
By Ben Rooney (blog)
Russia’s largest online classified site Avito, has landed a $75 million funding, one of the biggest funding rounds this year.
Led by Baring Vostok ...
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Russia’s Rosneft Sells Late-June ESPO Cargo at $4.36 Premium
By Ramsey Al-Rikabi
Russian oil producer OAO Rosneft sold 100,000 metric tons of East Siberia-Pacific Ocean crude for June loading to JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., ...
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Kyrgyzstan’s gold output increased by 41.7% in 2011
Overall production in Kyrgyzstan’s mining industry increased by 1.4 times in 2011 reaching 2.07 billion US dollars.
Last year, Kyrgyzstan’s output in gold industry increased by 41.7% ...
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Prices and Statistics
Volume and Share Index by Visor Capital
Date: May 2, 2012; Source: Visor Capital
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Market Movers by Visor Capital
Date: May 2, 2012; Source: Visor Capital
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Oil and Gas Prices
Date: May 2, 2011; Source: Bloomberg.com
| Petroleum
($/bbl) |
|
Price* |
Change |
%Change |
Time |
| Nymex Crude Future |
105.91
|
-0.25
|
-0.24
|
02:54 |
| Dated Brent Spot |
119.46 |
0.01 |
0.01
|
03:05 |
| WTI Cushing Spot |
106.16 |
1.29 |
1.23
|
05/01 |
| Petroleum
(cent/gal) |
|
Price* |
Change |
%Change |
Time |
| Nymex Heating Oil Future |
318.17
|
0.46
|
0.14 |
02:55
|
| Nymex RBOB Gasoline Future |
310.53
|
0.82 |
0.26 |
02:51 |
| Natural gas
($/MMBtu) |
|
Price* |
Change |
%Change |
Time |
| Nymex Henry Hub Future |
2.38 |
0.01 |
0.30 |
02:54 |
| Henry Hub Spot |
2.29 |
0.18 |
8.53 |
05/01 |
| New York City Gate Spot |
2.47
|
0.18
|
7.86 |
05/01
|
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Commodities
Date: May 2, 2012; Source: Bloomberg.com
| Commodity |
Price |
Change |
%Change |
Time |
| COPPER FUTURE (USd/lb.) |
382.050 |
-2.300 |
-0.60 |
02:51 |
| GOLD 100 OZ FUTR (USD/t oz.) |
1,655.500
|
-6.900
|
-0.42
|
02:50 |
| SILVER FUTURE (USD/t oz.) |
30.865 |
-0.065
|
-0.21
|
02:50 |
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Metal Prices
Date: May 2, 2012; Source: Kitco.com
| Silver |
30.82 |
-0.15 |
| Platinum |
1562.00
|
-6.00
|
| Palladium |
675.00
|
-4.00
|
| Rhodium |
1,350.00 |
0.00
|
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Exchange rates
Date: May 2, 2012; Source: the National Bank of Kazakhstan
| 1 USD |
KZT 147.89 |
1 CHF |
KZT 163.20 |
1 CNY |
KZT 23.44 |
1 TRY |
KZT 84.09 |
10 JPY |
KZT 1.84 |
| 1 EUR |
KZT 195.98 |
1 AUD |
KZT 154.84 |
1 KGS |
KZT 3.15 |
1 UZS |
KZT 0.08 |
1 BYR |
KZT 0.02 |
| 1 GBP |
KZT 240.54 |
1 CAD |
KZT 150.95 |
1 RUB |
KZT 5.05 |
1 KRW |
KZT 13.08 |
1 UAH |
KZT 18.41 |
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