Kazakhstan and America: the Frontiers of Energy Diplomacy

The article describes the development and use of policy instruments and tools for energy
cooperation promotion between Kazakhstan and the United States. The role of energy diplomacy in
foreign policy strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is due to the progressive growth of the
relationship between the economic interests of Kazakhstan and the United States.
The main objectives of the energy policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan are: the internal
energy market formation, energy supplies on a competitive basis and energy security provision, as
well as the improvement of the environmental sustainability of the energy.
Modern American transnational enterprises have at their disposal significant financial
resources, technological and managerial capacity. They are able to develop oil and gas fields
effectively in the Republic of Kazakhstan with the least financial costs and minimal environmental
damage.