• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
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  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Meirbek Ikhsanov

QazaqGaz

First Deputy Chairman of Managment Board

CitizenshipRepublic of Kazakhstan

Marital statusMarried

Education

West Kazakhstan State University, Specialty: Electrical Engineer.

West Kazakhstan Engineering and Humanities University, Specialty: Master of Economics and Business.

Completed the full Management Development program at Schlumberger Headquarters (Paris, France).

Labor activities

Has industrial and managerial experience in international companies, participated in the implementation of major projects in 9 countries.

2002 – 2004: Electrical Engineer on the "Karachaganak" project at LLP "InzhTechService."

2004-2008: Supervisor at the Alibek-Mola and Kozhasai oilfields in the international company Schlumberger.

2008-2017: Chief Engineer at the Tengiz and Korolevskoye (TShO) oilfields, Regional Operations Director on the Sakhalin-1 project (Sakhalin Island, Russia), Regional Operations Director in Saudi Arabia at Schlumberger.

2018-2022: Regional Director of Marketing and Sales for new technologies in international company Schlumberger in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, the Russian Federation, and Central Asia.

Sessions With Meirbek Ikhsanov

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 04:00pm - 04:40pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 09:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 09:40 pm

    Spotlight | The Dual Challenge: More energy and lower emissions
    Carbon Management/Decarbonization

    The involvement of oil and gas companies, including National Oil Companies (NOCs) that account for about 50% of the world’s oil and gas production, in decarbonization efforts will greatly impact advancement toward global climate goals. Climate advocates must increasingly consider the wide array of developmental challenges the energy transition poses to both International Oil Companies (IOCs) and NOCs, including producing countries where their NOCs play a key role in achieving progress. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies, and the governments of countries in which they operate are grappling with markets evolving toward a more diversified energy mix, and a mandate to decarbonize. Action toward a lower carbon profile is now a prerequisite to secure long-term strategic positioning and energy security. How do companies adopt their strategies for future success? What are the pathways to increase energy production, security with a lower carbon footprint?