VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

CASPIAN

Foreign Oil Firms In Kazakstan Critical Of Government Crude Export Limit

Foreign oil companies operating in Kazakstan are reported to be unhappy about a government decision to limit crude oil exports to 22mn tons (440,000 b/d) in 2000. Kazakstans Prime Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev announced the decision in late December in an effort to alleviate a fuel shortage and ensure that the countrys three refineries would be supplied with feedstock. Kazakstan...