Over the weekend of 5-7 September, 36 teams from companies within or associated with the energy industry of Kazakhstan participated in the two-day BG Energy Challenge 2008 – Kazakhstan event and raised over $108,000 for charity. The event took take place in Borovoye, 220 kms north of Astana, and involved a series of physical, mental and strategic challenges.

The BG Energy Challenge is an annual test of teamwork, ingenuity, skill and commitment, drawing support from a wide variety of companies in the energy sector and raising substantial funds for charity.

Since 2006, teams from across the energy sector have raised over $250,000 for the National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan. This money helped fund the Kazakhstan National National Paralympic athletes in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.