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GONCHAROV
Oleg Yuryevich

General Director of Global Gas Group

Born on July 6, 1965 in Sverdlovsk, the USSR.
Education: higher, Sverdlovsk Mining Institute, Geological Exploration Department.

Engaged in commercial activities in the production field for more than 25 years since setting up his first private enterprise in 1988.

Has significant experience in the field of gas supply. In 1997, he became a member of the Board of Directors of “Almatygaz” JSC holding. Using the tools of crisis management, he successfully reorganized the company, which in 2005 was included in “KazTransGas” JSC state gas transportation system.

Since 2005, he has been investing in the development of new products in the field of extraction and processing of natural gas.

Since 2014, he has been implementing integrated program for use of liquefied natural gas.

SAULIDI
Panayot Georgievich

Director of Global Gaz Regazification

Field of Global Gaz Regazification Company competence completely embraces all technical and technological implementation of projects: from designing to construction of industrial stations and networks up to their operation.

Born on January 14, 1972 in Almaty oblast.
Education: higher, graduated from the Kazakh State Architectural-construction Academy in 1995 by “Heat and gas supply and ventilation” specialty and in 2008 – by “Economics” specialty.

He started his labor activity in the gas industry in 1995 as a locksmith.
In various years he worked as the gas supply systems construction and operation specialist and promoted from a front-line employee to key managerial positions in the leading gas companies.

In 2011, he was appointed as the Capital Construction Director of “KazTransGaz-Almaty”.

Since 2016, he is Director of “Global Gaz Regazification” LLP.

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April, 25

Question from: Сергей

Good Afternoon! Does your company have experience and capabilities to build compact plant for liquefaction of oil gas with 80% methane content?

Answer:

Good afternoon, Sergey!
Our Company is familiar with and is capable of building compact plants for liquefaction of natural gas in order to acquire LNG with 80% and more methane content.
Today, working with oil gases is not part of the competences of Global Gas Group JSC. Unlike natural gas, oil gas besides from methane contains ethane, a large proportion of propanes, butanes and vapors of heavier hydrocarbons.

February, 6

Question from: Валерий

How is it really possible to provide the Thermal Power Plant (further - TPP) with the capacity of 180 Mega Watts and heat power with the capacity of 500 Gcal by LNG?

Answer:

Probably, you Mr. Valeriy, in your question have been interested in possibility to realize cogeneration principle (joint production of heat and electrical power) under our project.
Definitely, it is possible! With the help of LNG technologies it is really possible to provide energy and heat consumption not only for the TPP, however also, according to the best practice, it is possible to provide for the whole state. For example, Japan, by virtue of some seismic and related to resources special aspects of its territory, provide its population by energy with the help of the imported liquefied methane (Japan has purchased 85 million tons of LNG in 2015).
However, there are some limitations, by which we shall be governed by legislation in force in the course of the project: in the master plan of Astana gasification it is planned to provide the regional TPPs by fuel with the help of main gas pipeline, that’s why, we do not consider them as the subject of gasification based on LNG.

January, 31

Question from: Alibek1

Every week the Kazakhstan's media has been writing about construction of main pipeline from the southern regions of the country to Astana. How the prospect of supply of normal gas to the capital will affect implementation of your project?

Answer:

The project of main gas pipeline construction for the capital has been discussed for over 17 years. But the final decision at the state level is still not accepted. The main reason of this is lack of economic efficiency. It is known that construction of gas pipeline can pay off in case of connection to the gas network of several large consumers such as CHP plants and factories. Currently in Astana there are no such obvious economic preconditions.
In turn, our project is targeted at creation of the city and regional infrastructure, thereby furthering adoption of a positive decision on construction of main gas pipeline. By the way, the President talked on this very issue on November 8, 2017 during presentation of our project in Kostanai.
Therefore, the prospect of availability of “normal” gas in the capital will contribute to even more intense development of our project and gas consumption system in general.

December, 13 2017

Question from: Максим045

Hello! We are considering the option of boiler house conversion to gas. We would like to clarify the rates and cost of the enterprise connection. Hopefully it will not be like with the gas oil; the price is constantly rising and we are not willing to pay 230 tenge per liter.

Answer:

Hello! In response to Your letter, we are informing You of the following:

As of today, the price of 1 m³ of commercial gas sold to the consumers in Astana is 110 tenge.

Given the market conjuncture and conditions for the liquefied natural gas production and delivery on the territory of Kazakhstan, to obtain commercial gas of it, the gas price will be subject to changes. At the same time, based on the pricing policy principles applied by our company, the price of 1 m³ of gas in any case will be 30% below the price of one liter of diesel fuel.

Regarding the question on connection:

Currently, no payment is charged by our company for connection. When connecting, Customer shall pay for the volume of gas to be used during commissioning. Please note that the connection process does not include the works on development of project documentation and construction and installation jobs.

November, 18 2017

Good evening. I would like to know when gas infrastructure development is planning to be constructed in the country part of the town, district of school No.20 on Chechov street, Orda, Medeu and etc? Is the gasification planning to be arranged in the private houses or, firstly, you are planning to make gasification for all Nazarbayev museums, schools, enterprises?

Answer:

There is no doubt that the gasification of the country part of Astana is an important part of the global project “Astana 2020”. For its realization at the present time the State-Private Partnership project (SPP) is developed, in terms of which, the construction of the required infrastructure, gas pipelines, gas control units and etc. is planning to be built. In case of approval and conclusion of the State-Private Partnership Agreement, we are planning to start the gasification of the private house building districts already in 2019. I would like to notice that in accordance with the LNG gasification technologies, for the purpose of steady operation of gas consumption, the largest known as anchor consumers shall be connected firstly to the gas transmission network. Immediately after, smaller enterprises, for instance such as private houses, foodservice outlets and other public utility enterprises will be connected.