

An ICIJ Investigation
Caspian Cabals
How Western oil companies bet on Kazakhstan, turned a blind eye to corruption risks — and ended up at the mercy of Vladimir Putin.

Caspian Cabals
Oil giants ignored red flags, enriched elite for Kazakhstan pipe dream
By Sydney P. Freedberg
November 22, 2024
BROKEN PROMISES
The lost village: Western oil companies enriched Kazakhstan’s power brokers — and left a community in ruins
By Nicole Sadek
November 22, 2024

CASPIAN CABALS
Putin’s pipeline: How the Kremlin outmaneuvered Western oil companies to wrest control of vast flows of Kazakhstan’s crude
By Sydney P. Freedberg
November 22, 2024

BROKEN PROMISES
The lost village: Western oil companies enriched Kazakhstan’s power brokers — and left a community in ruins
By Nicole Sadek
November 22, 2024

Caspian Cabals
Oil giants ignored red flags, enriched elite for Kazakhstan pipe dream
By Sydney P. Freedberg
November 22, 2024

INTERACTIVE
Uncovering Timur Kulibayev’s European property empire
By Antonio Cucho
November 22, 2024

LOBBYING
Inside Big Oil’s war against transparency
By Peter Stone
November 22, 2024
