VOL. XLVI

No 27

07-July-2003

CASPIAN

Nelson Resources Obtains $60Mn Loan For Kazak Oilfield Development

Canadas Nelson Resources announced on 24 June that it had acquired a loan of $60mn from BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA for KazakhOil Aktobe (KOA), the joint-venture oil company in which it is a 50% partner with Kazakstans state-owned KazMunaiGaz. The money will be used to fund KOAs 2003 development program in the Alibekmola and Kozhasai fields in northwestern Kazakstan, which are operated by KOA.

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