VOL. XLVI

No 7

17-February-2003

CASPIAN

Kazakstan Targets Crude Production Of 1.04Mn B/D In 2003

Kazakstans Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Vladimir Shkolnik, said on 28 January that Kazak oil production during 2003 is targeted at 1.04mn b/d (52mn tons), an increase of 200,000 b/d over the 2002 production average of 840,000 b/d (42mn tons). For 2004, the production target is 1.12mn b/d (56mn tons) and for 2005, 1.224mn b/d (61.2mn tons), he added. The Kazak Government has stated...