The Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MOG RK, Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Мұнай және газ министрлігі, ҚР МГМ; Russian: Министерство нефти и газа Республики Казахстан, МНГ РК) was one of the governmental bodies of Kazakhstan and part of the cabinet.
[1][2] Uzakbai Karabalin has been the minister of oil and gas since July 2013.
[3][4] He replaced Sauat Mynbayev in the post.
[4] Mynbayev was the first minister of oil and gas.
[5] The main function of the ministry is to oversee and regulate the oil and gas sector in the country which was largely carried out by the national oil company, KazMunaiGas, until the establishment of the ministry.