VOL. XLVI

No 14

07-April-2003

CASPIAN

Kazakstan, Chinese Partners Inaugurate Kenkiyak-Atyrau Crude Pipeline

Kazakstans state-owned oil and gas company KazMunaiGaz and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) inaugurated the 450km Kenkiyak-Atyrau crude pipeline on 28 March. Work on the $160mn pipeline began last August with construction carried out by the Russian company Stroitransgaz and the Kazak subcontractor Kazstroiservis (MEES, 2 September 2002). The pipeline is to go into operation later...