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Kazakhstan realizes responsibility for maintenance of global energy balance and world security - President

"Kazakhstan realizes responsibility for maintenance of global energy balance and security in the world," the leader of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev said today, addressing the international conference Strategy of Kazakhstan - 2030 results of the first decade and prospects.

Astana. October 12. Kazakhstan Today - "Kazakhstan realizes responsibility for maintenance of global energy balance and security in the world," the leader of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev said today, addressing the international conference Strategy of Kazakhstan - 2030 results of the first decade and prospects.

"By 2017 we will become one of ten largest exporters of hydrocarbons and this position in many respects will define economic role of Kazakhstan in dynamically changing system of the world economic relations in XXI century. We hope for close cooperation with the European Union in this respect," the President added.

The President of the state emphasized that "last years oil-and-gas industry became that locomotive, which pulled behind itself other branches of our economy."

N. Nazarbayev reminded that on the territory of the Republic "there are oil and gas fields, which make Kazakhstan to become the first ten oil countries of the world." "By 2010 forecasted oil production will make more than 80 million tons, and by 2015 -130 million tons, at the internal demand, which does not exceed 25 million of tons." "It is expected that extraction of crude gas by 2010 will increase up to 40 bln of cubic meters, by 2015 - up to 80 bln cubic meter."

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