Shafikhov Nurbolat Shafikhovich
General Director
In 1999 he received the qualification "Mining Engineer", graduating from the oil faculty of the Kazakh National Technical University named after К. I. Satpaev in Almaty, specializing in the development and operation of oil and gas fields. In 2006 he received a Master of science degree in oil and gas (direction of geology and development) of the French Petroleum Institute (Institut Français du Pétrole) in Paris and a Master's degree in oil and gas at the Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I. M. Gubkin in Moscow. In 2016 he became the owner of the Master's degree in International Management (Executive MBA) under the Geneva Business School program (Switzerland). The experience in the oil industry is more than 19 years, of which 17 years in the structure of JSC NC "KazMunayGas". The professional activity began with the position of oil engineer of Tengizchevroil in 2000, where in April 2003 he was promoted to the position of Lead production engineer of the field development management department. From 2003 to 2009, the work was continued as a specialist in the development of fields in various structures of the national company “KazMunayGas”: the general manager of the new project development department of “KazMunayTeniz”, the general manager of the new project evaluation department and the general manager of the department of geology, geophysics and reservoirs of JSC NC “KazMunayGas”. In August 2009, he was seconded from JSC NC “KazMunayGas” to the NCOC Technical Directorate as coordinator for the projects development of the Kashagan field of the North Caspian Project (NCP). In August 2010 he was appointed director of the department of design, production and development of “KazMunayTeniz”, then in 2012 he was appointed technical director at “KMG Karachaganak”, and from 2014 to 2017 he worked as director of the department of non-operational mining assets of JSC NC “KazMunayGas”. At the same time, he was a member of the board of directors of KMG Kashagan B.V. and North Caspian Production Company B.V., a member of the supervisory board of LLP “KMG Karachaganak”, and a member of the supervisory board of “KMG Systems & Services”. In October 2017, Shafikhov Nurbolat Shafikhovich was appointed Deputy General Director for Development and Production in PCLL KMG Kashagan B.V. In September 2020 he was appointed General Director of the PCLL KMG Kashagan B.V. (Branch in the Republic of Kazakhstan). He speaks Kazakh, Russian and English fluently. He was awarded with the Certificate of honor by JSC NC “KazMunayGas”, received letters of gratitude from “KAZENERGY”, “KazMunayTeniz” and “KMG Karachaganak”.