VOL. XLVII

No 08

23-February-2004

CASPIAN

PetroKazakhstan Produces 151,000 B/D Of Oil In 2003

Canadas PetroKazakhstan reported on 30 January that crude production for 2003 averaged 151,349 b/d, an 11.4% increase over 2002s average output of 135,842 b/d when the company was still named Hurricane Hydrocarbons (MEES, 20 January 2003). A statement said that for 2004, PetroKazakhstan expected to produce in the range of 160,000 to 175,000 b/d, or a mean figure of 167,500 b/d. Production levels in 2003...