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Law on Permits and Notifications
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Permissions and Notifications”
Sets up the system of licences, second-category permits and notifications required to start regulated activities, with the lists of each in its annexes. It replaced the 2007 Law on Licensing and determines which oilfield service activities need a licence.
What matters for an oil & gas company
- Three regimes: licences (first-category permits for activities with a high level of danger), second-category permits and notifications; all are recorded in the state digital register of permits and notifications.
- Oilfield service companies need the 'licence for works and services in the hydrocarbon sphere' with 13 sub-types: field studies, seismic and geophysical works, perforating and blasting, drilling, well workover, testing, suspension and abandonment, cementing, enhanced oil recovery, offshore spill response, preparation of field project documents and operation of main pipelines.
- Unless Annex 1 provides otherwise, licences have no time limit and cannot be transferred; applicants must meet qualification requirements.
- Amendments to the list of licences adopted in 2024–2026 enter into force in stages, some on 1 January 2027.
The summaries are for orientation and are not legal advice. Only the official text is legally binding. Checked in September 2026.