VOL. XLVII

No 15

12-April-2004

CASPIAN

Work On Kazakh-China Pipeline Said Imminent, But Questions Remain Unanswered

Kazakh and Chinese officials have stated in recent weeks that plans are under way to start the construction of the next phase in the 3,000km Kazakhstan-China crude pipeline. But with an overall price tag of some $3bn and the feasibility of shipping crude not only across Kazakhstan, but across China to its eastern population centers as well, being questioned, the project is still not...