Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan

The Pre-Caspian 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.

The Mangistau-Usturt Basin lies in the Mangistau and Aktyubinsk areas of Kazakhstan.

The Western Siberian Basin is in the northern and northeastern region of Kazakhstan, north of the Kokshetauskikh mountains.

The geology is of a platform type, with a Mesozoic cover overlying a Paleozoic basement.