[SEG, Kontiki discover new oil and bitumen fields in Uzbekistan] Sanoat Energetika Guruhi and its partner Kontiki Exploration have discovered an ultra-heavy oil and bitumen field in the Zerafshan sag in Uzbekistan. The new discovery, known as Yangi Uzbekistan, is located in the area between the cities of Samarkand and Navoi and is the largest oil field in Uzbekistan. It is estimated that Yangi Uzbekistan has reserves of about 100 million tons of bituminous oil and is expected to produce up to 1 million tons of bituminous oil per year by 2025. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.03.02 16:39
• [Further expansion of the China Kazakhstan air channel]
• On March 2, 2026, with the addition of Astana Airlines, the Shanghai to Almaty route will have more than one flight per week, and the total number of regular flights between China and Kazakhstan will increase to 84 flights per week. The air channel continues to be encrypted, greatly facilitating business exchanges, investment inspections, and personnel exchanges. It is linked with railways, highways, and ports to build a comprehensive and three-dimensional interconnected network between China and Kazakhstan.Editor/Bian Wenjun

• 2026.03.02 16:37
• [Speed up of China Kazakhstan logistics corridor]
• On March 2, 2026, it was reported that Kazakhstan is making every effort to enhance the capacity of the Trans Caspian International Transport Corridor, with a planned cargo volume of 5.2 million tons this year. At the same time, Kazakhstan will promote the construction and reconstruction of more than 11000 kilometers of roads, build 475 kilometers of railways, upgrade 2900 kilometers of road network, and increase the transit capacity by 60%. The logistics time from Kazakhstan China border to the Caspian Sea will be reduced from 84 hours to 55 hours, providing stronger support for the interconnection between China EU trains and the the Belt and Road.Editor/Bian Wenjun