KazWeld at the opening of the rig in the ZhigerMunayService LLP, Atyrau

On April 15, 2015 in Birlik village (Atyrau) on the territory of ZhigerMunayService LLP, producing drill bits, a solemn ceremony are held in honor of the completion of the drilling rig for heavy-duty drilling wells up to 7,000 meters. The Mayor of Atyrau region Baktikozha Izmuhambetov and representatives of a number of oil & gas companies are attended the ceremony. The rig was assembled by order of KazMunaiGas-Drilling LLP and is designed for drilling oil and gas wells. Height of this unique rig is 51 meters, power - 650 tons. and the cost - 3 billion. 640 million. KZT.

Significant contribution to the implementation of this project, where the Kazakhstan share is 35 percent, has been done by the British company "Discovery Drilling Equipment Limited".

For us, I think the market will inevitably expand. The next rig we plan to make with a lifting capacity of 750 tons and under this business we plan to modernize company’s assembly and welding production, make it more robotized - said Askhat Duysaliev, general director of Zhigermunayservice LLP.