Research on the internationalization strategy of Chinese state - owned oil companies in the Kazakhstan market

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the activity of the People's Republic of China (China) in the world market. The purpose of this study is to study the international interaction of Chinese state-owned oil companies and identify the specifics of their behavior strategy in the Kazakhstan market. The subject of the research is the strategy of internationalization; the subject of the research is the Chinese state oil companies. As a methodology for this study, comparative analysis, the method of analysis and synthesis of information about the object of research, methods of analysis of statistical and expert data are used. Based on the research, the author concludes that expansion is used. Chinese state-owned oil companies strive to develop international cooperation, primarily based on historically established partnerships. The internationalization strategy prevailing in Chinese companies has its own characteristics depending on the partner country. Over twenty years, Chinese companies have confidently consolidated their positions in the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan thanks to initial investments in the assets of Kazakhstani companies, in joint projects to develop new and modernize old fields, and to build new plants.