Arman Kalbayev

Arman has obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration from Columbia University (USA). He had worked more than 5 years in the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan and now he works for Agip KCO (subsidiary of Eni Group and operating company of the giant Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea) where holds a Planning & Control Advisor position.

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Last Big Oil of the Caspian

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - The dispute over the Kashagan oil field in the Caspian still continues; two months, which were determined as time enough for a friendly settlement, have brought a Memorandum of Understanding only. After an initial massive attack by Kazakhstan's government on Eni SpA, a Kashagan project operator, the negotiation process has transformed into languid trench warfare.