The board of Russia's Gazprom approved two Kazakhstan-related arrangements tied to long-term processing of gas from Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field at Russia's Orenburg gas processing plant, Interfax reported May 22. The arrangements include a transaction with QazaqGaz, KazRosGaz and Gazprom Pererabotka, as well as a Dec. 30, 2025, guarantee agreement with Samruk-Kazyna and Gazprom Pererabotka.