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Dentons’ Energy and Natural Resources team in Kazakhstan serves as primary counsel for high profile clients in the sector of oil and gas, uranium and solid mineral mining and advises them on all facets of their activity in Kazakhstan. As a result of our long-established reputation, we have handled the biggest and most prestigious projects in the country, including the Karachaganak Project and the North Caspian Project (Kashagan).

We are a one-stop shop for our clients representing them before government and governmental agencies, state authorities, courts and arbitral proceedings, and providing advisory on subsoil use law and connected spheres such as:

•                    Performance of subsoil use contracts and licenses,

•                    Local content and procurement issues,

•                    Regulatory and compliance,

•                    Farm-out, joint venture and consortium agreements,

•                    M&A transactions involving subsoil use rights,

•                    Well services and drilling contracts,

•                    Oil sales, marketing and transportation agreements,

•                    Operational licenses and permits,

•                    PPP projects,

•                    Renewable energy.

Our team has been also advising clients operating in the renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan.

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What the team is known for

Dentons enjoys an excellent reputation in Kazakhstan's legal market for advising international natural resources groups on commercial issues and corporate structuring mandates in the oil and gas sector. The team is also called upon by international clients to act on renewables mandates, where the firm provides both regulatory and transactional support. The legal practice also advises domestic clients on commercial and transactional matters and offers additional experience in contentious work. Regulatory issues, construction and joint venture mandates in the field have been further areas of activity for Dentons. Clients of the firm include Halliburton and Moore Control Systems.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised Moore Control Systems on the construction of a new gas processing plant in Zhanaozen.

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Notable Practitioners

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Aigoul Kenjebayeva
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Aigoul Kenjebayeva
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Eminent Practitioners

Aigoul Kenjebayeva is a partner in Dentons' Kazakhstan office. Based in Almaty, she has significant expertise in providing strategic advice to oil and gas corporates on contractual and commercial mandates.

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Aigoul Kenjebayeva
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Members

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Birzhan Zharasbayev

Bogdan Piskorskiy

Daniyar Toigonbaev

Nazym Bekturova

Victoria Simonova

Clients

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Cameco Corporation

Halliburton International GmbH

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating

North Caspian Operating Company

SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY Co., Ltd

Zhairem Mining and Concentrating Complex JSC

Industries

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Construction

Energy and infrastructure

Manufacturing

Mining

Oil and gas

Renewables