Foreign capital penetration in the oil industry Western Kazakhstan during the First World War: history and problems

Abstract

The article analyzes the history of the penetration of foreign capital into the oil industry of Western Kazakhstan in the conditions of the Russian Empire on the eve of and during the First World War. In the introductory part of the article, the authors considers the role and activities of foreign companies at the present stage and this indicates the relevance of studying the history of the penetration of foreign capital into the oil industry of Western Kazakhstan in the above period. The authors examined the ways of penetration of foreign capital into the oil regions of Western Kazakhstan, analyzed the stages of creating foreign companies, societies and their goals.