ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM GAS UTILIZATION

Abstract

The article contains a detailed consideration of ecological, economic and legislative problems associated with the utilization of associated petroleum gas generated during the development of oil fields. Analyzed the experience of the Republic of Kazakhstan in solving this problem for the last decade, provided an evaluation of the current state of the applicable legislative reforms in this sphere. In the operative part of the article, there is a set of proposals contributing to the optimal and economically efficient solution of the issues related to the utilization of associated petroleum gas and increasing the effectiveness of cooperation of subsurface users, entrepreneurs, and state authorities.