November 11, 2026
A practical session was held at the Department of Transport Construction for students of group SNS23-1K, focusing on two important Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 6, “Clean Water and Sanitation,” and SDG 14, “Life Below Water.”
The session was supervised by A.Zh. Muratbek and E.K. Dzheksembayev.
The Head of the Department and faculty members also attended the event.
How can we, as future specialists in oil and gas facility construction, contribute to addressing these issues?
Significant hydrocarbon reserves are found beneath seas and oceans. Their development requires the construction and operation of various offshore oil and gas facilities. Therefore, at every stage of offshore project development, we must take a responsible approach to protecting marine ecosystems.
Design engineers must consider environmental requirements from the earliest stages of project planning, beginning with the selection of the facility location, technological process design and equipment.
Kazakhstan has already implemented a major offshore project — the North Caspian Project, which includes the development of the Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea (operated by NCOC). In addition, the development project for the deepwater Kalamkas and Khazar fields is being implemented with the involvement of LUKOIL.
Therefore, during the practical session, experience gained from offshore projects in different countries was examined:
- Environmental safety at the design stage: Kazakhstan’s design experience.
- Environmental safety at the design stage: the United States’ design experience.
- Environmental safety at the design stage: Australia’s design experience.
- Environmental safety at the design stage: the United Arab Emirates’ design experience.
Author: Muratbek A. Zh.
