VOL. XLIV

No. 08

19 February 2001

CASPIAN

OKIOC Partners Select Italys Eni As Operator; Statoil Shares May Go To TotalFinaElf

Italys Eni announced on 13 February that its affiliate Agip Caspian Sea BV has been appointed as single operator of the Offshore Kazakstan International Operating Company (OKIOC), which holds the production-sharing agreement (PSA) for the offshore Kashagan oilfield in the northern Caspian Sea. MEES understands from industry sources that only ExxonMobil declined to vote...