kazakhstan’s oil workers and government: what we can learn
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Kazakhstan’s oil workers and government: what we can learn. Simon Pirani Senior research fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. 2011 oil field strike: causes and consequences. Kazakhstan as an energy producer and exporter Oil – for export. Coal and gas – for the domestic economy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kazakhstan’s oil workers and government: what we can learn
Simon PiraniSenior research fellow,
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Kazakhstan as an energy producer and exporterOil – for export. Coal and gas – for the domestic economy
Management of oil wealth and government policyTaking distance from Russia; closer links with ChinaGovernment/IOCs disputes over revenue splitThe gap between rich and poor has widened
Trade unionism in the oil field The shadow of “official” Soviet trade unionismEfforts to establish new, independent workers’ organisations
The oil field strike of 2011The longest strike in post-Soviet labour history (May-Dec 2011)From pay and conditions dispute to broad social movement
The government responseThe Zhanaozen massacre (minimum 16 dead, 60 wounded)Clampdown on trade unions, political opposition and media (2012)
Conclusions
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Crude oil for export, Crude oil for export, coal and gas used at homecoal and gas used at home
Crude oil for export, Crude oil for export, coal and gas used at homecoal and gas used at home
Kazakhstan's energy balance (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent)
Production Exports Imports Consumed
Crude oil 78.0 65.4 6.1 18.7
Natural gas 22.8 5.6 1.8 19.2
Coal and peat 44.3 13.2 0.5 31.6
Other/ oil products 0.7 6.1 1.8 -3.7
Total 145.8 90.3 10.2 65.8
2009, net calorific value basis. Source: IEA Energy Balances
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July 2011: demonstrating in ZhanaozenJuly 2011: demonstrating in ZhanaozenJuly 2011: demonstrating in ZhanaozenJuly 2011: demonstrating in Zhanaozen
Source: Nadejda Atayeva’s blog