- Italian Company Interested in Localizing Oil and Gas Equipment Production in Kazakhstan

The 25th Annual Baker Hughes Meeting 2025, a gathering of global leaders in the energy sector, took place in Florence, Italy. The event brought together over 2,000 industry experts, opinion leaders, and government representatives to discuss key trends and the future of the energy sector.

The Kazakh delegation included Altynay Mukanova, Foreign Representative of "NC "KAZAKH INVEST" JSC, as well as executives from the International Center for the Development of Oil and Gas Engineering (IMBC), KazTransGas Aimak, the Union of Oilfield Service Companies, and Kazakh businesses specializing in oil and gas equipment manufacturing.

On the sidelines of the forum, A. Mukanova held talks with Fabio Brogini, Executive Director of the Italian company Nuovo Pignone. The discussions focused on the potential for localizing oil and gas equipment production in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh representative emphasized that more than 200 Kazakh enterprises currently have the capacity to participate in such projects. She also highlighted recent changes in government procurement policies aimed at encouraging the purchase of domestically produced goods by subsoil users.

As part of the event, with the support of KAZAKH INVEST, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between IMBC and Nuovo Pignone, aimed at developing joint projects in oil and gas engineering.

Additionally, the Kazakh delegation visited Nuovo Pignone's manufacturing facilities, where they explored the production process of gas turbines and compressors.

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Nuovo Pignone is an Italian engineering company with over 170 years of history, specializing in the production of compressors and gas turbines for the oil and gas, chemical, and energy industries. Today, it is a leading global manufacturer of advanced technological equipment and a supplier of services for the oil and gas sector in more than 100 countries.