On 10 November 2026, the management of QazaqGaz Onimderi LLP met in Astana with a delegation from San Bao, a company from the People’s Republic of China, led by its President Kang Heping.

During the meeting, Adlet Shakerov, General Director of QazaqGaz Onimderi LLP, presented the project to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the city of Rudny with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. The project is of strategic importance for Kazakhstan and will lay the foundation for the emergence and further development of the LNG industry.

San Bao President Kang Heping spoke about the company’s experience in the energy sector, noting that it has been operating in the Chinese market for more than 34 years and has implemented over 60 projects in Central Asian countries. Discussing how this experience could be applied, he expressed the company’s interest in taking part in the construction of the LNG plant in Rudny and its readiness to share its expertise as part of the project.

The parties also reviewed prospects for developing infrastructure for the use of LNG as a natural gas vehicle fuel. In particular, they discussed the construction of gas filling stations along strategically important transport routes, including the Western Europe – Western China international transport corridor.

Following the meeting, the parties confirmed their mutual interest in further developing cooperation in LNG production and in creating the related gas refuelling infrastructure.