Kazakhstan and America: the Frontiers of Energy Diplomacy

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• energy diplomacy
• political mechanisms
• efficiency
• foreign policy
• energy resources
• technological potential
• geopolitics
• energy security
• international consortium
• temporary transport
• innovative energy sources