Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan Wikipedia
Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan. 1. The PreCaspian Basin lies in the western part of the country, behind the Mugodzhary mountains. The geology of this province is made up of Paleozoic sediments covering a Proterozoic basement. 2. The MangistauUsturt Basin lies in the Mangistau and Aktyubinsk areas of Kazakhstan. 3.