Country Report
Kyrgyzstan upstream summary
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Report summary
A small oil producer, with supply at a post-independence peak - In 2025, Kyrgyz liquids output exceeded 6,000 b/d. Production growth is largely thanks to the redevelopment of the Chongara-Galcha and North Sokh fields. The country's largest deposits – Mailisu IV and East Izbaskent – are both operated by China Huarong Energy, which entered in a high-profile US$282 million deal in 2014. We expect country-level output to increase until late 2020s. All oil is processed at ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
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Key companies
- Kyrgyzneftegaz
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Gazprom's strategic portfolio
- Current
- Previous
- Key operators
- Other operators
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Geology
- Introduction
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Fergana basin
- Overview
- Petroleum plays
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West Tien Shan Intermontane basin
- East Chu sub-basin
- Issyk-Kul sub-basin
- Naryn sub-basin
- Afghan-Tajik basin
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Exploration
- Licensing
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Key historical licensing activity
- Previous licensing rounds
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Exploration and appraisal (E&A) licence holders
- Current
- Previous
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
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Reserves and resources
- Reserves and resources by basin
- Reserves by report
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Production
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Liquids
- Historical production
- Future production
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Gas
- Historical production
- Future production
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Liquids
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Infrastructure
- Introduction
- Liquids
- Gas
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Oil infrastructure
- Existing liquids pipelines
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Rail and road transportation
- Rail infrastructure
- Road infrastructure
- Refineries
- Gas infrastructure
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Gazprom's strategic role
- Ownership of transmission system operator (Gazprom Kyrgyzstan)
- Gas supply
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Policy and regulation
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Key legislation
- Law On Subsoil (Law 49, dated May 2018. Replaced previous law (Law 160), dated August 2012)
- Law On Concessions and Concession Enterprises (Law 850-XII, dated March 1992. Amended in 2003 and 2004)
- Law On Production Sharing Agreements (Law 49, dated April 2002)
- Law On Licensing and Permits System (Law 195, dated October 2013)
- Decree On Procedure of Subsoil Use Licensing (Decree 561, dated November 2018)
- Law On Oil and Gas (Law 77, dated June 1998. Amended in 2004)
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Tax Code
- Previous versions
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Other legislation
- Law On Foreign Investment (dated September 1997 and amended in 2000 and 2003. Replaced a 1991 law)
- Law On Energy (1996, amended in 2008)
- Law On Environmental Protection (Law 53, dated June 1999. Amended in 2015)
- Regulatory body
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State oil company
- Kyrgyzneftegaz
- Sale of Kyrgyzgaz (now Gazprom Kyrgyzstan)
- Kyrgyztransneftegaz
- State participation
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Licensing
- Issue of licence
- Transfer of licence
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Key legislation
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Upstream
- Midstream
- Current fiscal terms
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Concessions
- Fiscal stability
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Royalty and other production taxes
- Indirect taxes
- Domestic market obligation (DMO)
- Contractor revenue entitlement
- Corporate income tax (CIT)
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PSCs
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty and other production taxes
- Domestic market obligation (DMO)
- Cost recovery
- Profit sharing
- Contractor revenue entitlement
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key facts: Table 1Country mapLiquids and gas reserves
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Net Acreage 2025Basin mapRecent licensing activityReserves and resources: Table 1Reserves and resources: Table 2Reserves and resources: Table 3Infrastructure mapInfrastructure: Table 2Licence map
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What's included
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