歐盟與擁有豐富石油資源的裏海和黑海區政府，11月30日於哈薩克首都阿斯坦納所舉行的部長會議中，決議將著手計畫共組一個整合的共同能源市場。
歐盟執委會和多國政府已通過這項名為「能源發展藍圖」的計劃，同意國包括美國、亞塞拜然共和國、白俄羅斯、喬治亞、哈薩克、吉爾吉斯、摩爾多瓦、塔吉克、土耳其、烏克蘭、烏茲別克、和觀察員身分的俄羅斯聯邦。
隨著歐洲能源需求上升，黑海和裏海被視為最後一塊未被開採的領域。
「能源發展藍圖」可協助夥伴國全面整合共同能源市場內的法律結構和調節機制，歐盟也將共同能源市場視為多元開發能源的一種方式。
歐盟能源委員會主席派高斯（Piegalgs）表示，這顯示能源政策正快速朝著貿易、替代方案和環境永續等方向整合。
夥伴國同意促進並活化個別和公共金融資源，透過國內和歐盟協助，加上國際金融機構，共同襄助能源計劃順利進行。
派高斯同時宣佈，哈薩克斯坦總統納扎爾12月初訪問布魯塞爾時，將和歐盟簽署兩份協定，根據他在阿斯坦那的簡報，這兩份文件探討由歐盟投資哈薩克能源開發、再由哈薩克提供歐盟能源的可行性。歐盟執委會10月24四日通過的另一份文件裡，則通過核能的和平使用授權。
哈薩克斯坦是僅次於澳洲和加拿大的世界第三大鈾生產國，但只佔歐盟核能原料輸入的3%。
美國能源情報局估計，裏海可供應170-330億桶原油，其他專家估計蘊藏量可達2330億桶；相較之下，沙烏地阿拉伯和美國分別有2,610億桶和230億桶的蘊藏量。
嚴重的環境代價伴隨著此區域的能源發展而來，亞塞拜然共和國阿布西隆（Absheron）半島油田的石化萃煉產物、石油管線破裂和原油溢出，都滲入海岸和海底，已讓自然環境付出慘痛代價。
A plan that paves the way for an integrated common energy market between the European Union and governments of the oil and gas rich Caspian and Black Sea regions was agreed today at a ministerial conference held in the Kazakh capital, Astana.
Known as an Energy Road Map, the plan was agreed by the European Commission and the governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation, as an observer.
As European energy consumption rises, the Caspian Sea and Black Sea region is viewed as the last frontier of exploration.
Implementation of the Energy Road Map will pave the way for a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for an integrated common energy market among the partner governments. The EU views such a common energy market as a means of diversifying its energy supplies.
Piebalgs said such a process implies progressively converging energy policies on issues of trade, transit and environmental rules as well as standards.
All parties agreed to facilitate and mobilize private and public financial resources from partner countries, EU assistance and international financial institutions to support this process.
Piebalgs announced today that the European Union will sign two energy deals with Kazakhstan when President Nursultan Nazarbaev visits Brussels in early December. Briefing reporters in Astana, Piebalgs said the first of those two documents explores possible energy supplies to the EU from Kazakhstan and investments in the Kazakh energy sector. The other document, which the European Commission agreed to on October 24, would authorize cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Kazakhstan is the world's third-largest uranium producer, after Australia and Canada, but accounts for only three percent of uranium deliveries to EU nuclear facilities.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the Caspian could hold between 17 billion and 33 billion barrels of proven oil. Other experts estimate the Caspian could hold possible reserves of up to 233 billion barrels. By comparison, Saudi Arabia has 261 billion barrels of oil and the United States 23 billion.
Serious environmental problems have followed energy development in the region. Petrochemical and refining complexes on Azerbaijan's Absheron peninsula have polluted the land, and discharges and spills from oil and gas drilling, both onshore and in the sea, have taken an environmental toll.
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