Kazakhstan's Senate Approved Amendments To Subsoil Use Code

On 18 December 2025, the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved amendments to the Code "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use" aimed at digitalisation of the sector, increasing transparency in the granting of subsoil use rights, and strengthening procurement requirements.

The amendments establish the Unified Subsoil Use Platform ¹ (hereinafter, the "USP") as the core digital infrastructure of the industry, featuring an open database of geological information. The platform covers key business processes and public services in the field of exploration and extraction of solid minerals and widely occurring mineral resources.

The platform is to be integrated with the Unified State System for Management of the Fuel and Energy Complex (EnergyTech) ², which ensures the collection, storage, and analysis of subsoil data in the hydrocarbons sector.