Oil Kazakhstan. History in photos (59 photos)

Oil - nurse, pride, cause of wars and intrigues and the main landmark in our country. This year Kazakhstan has many reasons for celebrations: we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the field Dossor, the 50th anniversary of Mangistau oil and the 25th anniversary of the Kumkol field. This fall, the book "Oil Kazakhstan. History in Photographs ", which contains rare footage telling about the development of the oil and gas industry of our country. Voxpopuli the first to show a part of this rich archive to the public



1. In November 1899 in the tract Karashungul from a well depth of 40 meters hit the first fountain, ushering in the history of Kazakh oil. In April 1911 in Dossor discovers new oil fields such high quality that it causes a stir worldwide scale. Two years later, in the open field Guriev district of Makati. By 1914, it is mined and Dossor over 200 thousand tons of oil. In the photo - Life near the first oil fields in Kazakhstan, 1910



2. pack caravan nefterazvedyvatelnoy party in the steppes of western Kazakhstan. In 1917 in Russia after the October Revolution takes the nationalization of all industries. In 1922 he created the trust "Embaneft" and forms management oilfields Ural-Emba district. Since 1926, at the Emba becomes applicable rotary drilling and geophysical exploration methods. Commissioning of the railroad Guriev-Dossor on which exported Dossor oil



3. In the 30 years begins the rapid development of Guryev region. Created lab opens Oil College, formed firm "Embanefteproekt." In June 1932, begins the construction of the pipeline Guryev-Emba-Orsk. Open new fields: Baichunas, Koschagyl, Shubarkuduk, Kulsary



4. General view of the oil field Dossor



5. In 1935, among the Kazakhstani oil unfolded Stakhanov movement. Adbrahman Karimov - Stakhanovite oil field Dossor trust "Embaneft»



6. During the war years, to compensate for the temporary cessation of activity of oil regions Maikop and Grozny, the most important task was to boost oil production in Kazakhstan. Oilers Ural-Emibinskogo area all during the war worked 12-13 hours a day, seven days a week, producing thousands of tonnes of fuel oil and supplying the Soviet army. Emba oil became the contribution to the victory over fascism, which is still not possible to estimate



7. The hardships of the war, all vozvrastayuschaya need for quality fuel gave a powerful impetus to the development of oil and petrochemical industry as a whole. Kazakh miners pioneered in the USSR secondary oil recovery method. Introduced in the development of the field Sagiz, Zhaksymbay, Komsomolsk, Koshkar, Tenteksor. Commissioned Munaily, Bekbike and Karaton. Mastered turbine drilling method. Built Guryevsky refinery



8. K. Begembetova - operator fishing Shubarkuduk trust "Aktyubneft" 1943



9. Great Patriotic War not only claimed millions of lives, but also left a complete ruin the economy. 50s had been known by active geological exploration, which resulted in opening new fields: Terenozek, Tazhigali, Tyules, Karaarna and others. In the early 50-ies of Kazakhstan's oil production reaches 1 million tons per year. At the same time, oil companies are beginning to actively explore Mangyshlak peninsula and its rich deposits of oil



10. Tanker on the tank farm grain farm "Leninsky" which supplies fuel tractors during field work. North Kazakhstan, 1955



11. Masters workover wells Kulsary oil field, Guryev region, 1955



12. Olga serviceman - the operator of the oil field, Aktobe region, 1955



13. welders mechanical repair shop Gurievsky refinery



14. A. Zhakasheva - Kulsary oil field operator, Guryev region, 1958



15. Pan Yong-Hak - Engineer signalman oilfield Koshkar, Guriev region, 1958



16. Senior driller Vladimir Ponamorev (right) gives the first sample colleagues produced their oil, Guriev region, 1959



17. The next decade is the new revolution in the history of the development of Kazakhstan's oil. Accelerated pace being explored on the peninsula Mangyshlak. Systematically, mile after mile, studied and drilled its southern area is strengthened search for new deposits



18. The well, which was obtained from the first oil fountain on Mangyshlak



19. actively increase oil exports to the world market. USSR in the struggle to increase its share in second place in the overall ranking. Market introduction of inexpensive oil sovetstkih forces most oil companies in other countries also cut prices



20. Opening and put into developing the field Karsak, Prorva, Martyshi, Tanatar, Kamyshitovoye southwest, Kenkiyak. Deep drilling commenced on mestorozhenii Uzen, received the first fountain of Uzen oil



21. A meeting to mark the opening of the oil field Uzen. Tape cuts Gurievsky regional party committee secretary K. Likharev



22. Thus began the city of New Uzen, Mangyshlak, 1962



23. V. bad. Contrary to the names of the best carpenter Ural-Volga oil and gas exploration expedition, West Kazakhstan region



24. W. Kobzhanov - Driller Zhetybai petroleum exploration expedition, Guriev region



25. In 1965 Guryevsky refinery goes first echelon Mangyshlakskaya oil. Kazakhstan's oil production reaches 2 million tonnes per year



26. After the discovery of the largest deposits in the south Mangishlak Uzen and Zhetybai - proven oil reserves have increased by 20 times, and the annual production - 14 times. By 1969, oil production in Kazakhstan is over 10 million tons per year



27. The composition with three thousand oil mangylshakskoy 1969



28. Tanker "Sabunchu" in the Caspian Sea



29. 70 years of the last century can be considered a period of major oil discoveries. In the short term deposits were discovered Karajanbas, North Buzachi, Kalamkas. By 1974, oil production in Mangyshlak reached 21 million tons per year, which puts Kazakhstan in second place in the Soviet Union



30. The construction of the main oil pipeline Uzen-Guriev-Kuibyshev, 1970



31. The winners of the competition "For high culture and aesthetics of jobs" laboratory Guryev oil refinery, 1972



32. Testing of the well after an overhaul in the area Zhanatalap, Guriev region, 1975



33. Descent technical column



34. At oil exploration drilling Karazhanbas, Mangyshlak region, 1976



35. The oil prospectors to Karajanbas



36. Honour establish quality competition winners "for a fitting welcome the 60th anniversary of the Great October Revolution," Guriev, 1977



37. The best welders Gurievsky SMU management "Neftepromstroy" Amankulov S. and P. Karnaukhov



38. Installation of the valve of the future building of coke plant of Guryev oil refinery Lenin



39. The central compressor station Pavlodar neftehichimicheskogo plant



40. Drillers Caspian oil exploration expedition Komsomol K. and M. Iskakov Nursapaev



41. At the oilfield "Uzenneft" 1982



42. Loading of oil tankers in the port of Shevchenko



43. Railway transshipment and distribution of oil depot Kokchetav 1983



44. The Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR, Nursultan Nazarbayev at the refinery, Guriev, 1984



45. Fire at the well №37 of Tengiz field. Huge fire lasted 398 days - from 23 June 1985 to 27 July 1986



46. ​​Work teams to eliminate accidents



47. A pillar of flame during a fire reaches 200 meters high and 50 wide. Temperature around the well reached a thousand degrees Celsius, the nearby soil from the tremendous heat turned into a glassy mass



48. In case of liquidation of the accident was not without casualties. Have tried a variety of ways to extinguish the flames - from the air, from the ground. Offered to throw off the sky or drag on the ground to the mouth of the burning well as cover, multi-ton steel nashlёpku. As a result, a year later the well number 37 managed to drown out using directional explosion inside



49. A meeting on the production of the first million tons of oil from Kumkol, 1987



50. In the 90s independent Kazakhstan starts by attracting foreign investments that are actively restore and develop came after the collapse of the USSR in the oil industry decline



51. signed a contract with Chevron Corporation on the establishment of the Kazakh-American joint venture "TCO". In 1993, the first held in Almaty International Exhibition of Oil and Gas KIOGE, created by the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry of Kazakhstan adopted the Law "On Oil", sign an agreement on the principles of section production at the Karachaganak field between Agip, British Gas, JSC "Gazprom" "Kazakhgas" and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Signed an agreement to build a pipeline with a capacity of 60 million tons per year (CTC) between Kazakhstan, Russia, Oman and the International Oil Consortium. A national company "KazakhOil", which transferred all rights to participate in the development of Kazakhstan's largest oil and gas projects, and national company "KazTransOil»



52. In 1998, the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia podpisyvyut historic agreement on the border of the northern part of the Caspian Sea. The reconstruction of the Caspian port of Aktau. In 1999 Kazakhstan celebrates the 100th anniversary of Kazakhstan's oil industry, dating back to the first oil fountain on Karashungul in 1989



53. Atyrau Refinery



54. In the 2000s, created by JSC "KazTransGas". The money received from the largest companies in the commodity sector, is based National Endowment for the purpose of accumulating financial assets for future generations



55. At the Caspian shelf the giant Kashagan field, the largest in the world over the past 30 years. Formed a national company "KazMunaiGas»



56. Between Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan signed by the tripartite agreement on the delimitation of adjacent sections of the Caspian Sea



57. In 2006, at the Tengiz field mined billionth barrel of oil. In 2010, the annual oil production of more than 76 million tons



58. The headquarters of the Kazakh national oil company "KazMunaiGas", Astana



The report contains rare photographs from the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Russia, the personal archives of oil and the work of contemporary photographers kazahstankih

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