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Kazakhstan halts work at oil field |
| Home | (Reuters) - ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Citing ecological concerns, the government halted work at the huge Kashagan oil field for at least three months Monday and said that it was investigating customs violations there by Western operators. Kashagan's start-up delays and cost overruns have long irked Kazakhstan. It has threatened to revoke a permit held by a group headed by Eni, the Italian energy concern, to exploit the Caspian Sea site, the world's biggest oil discovery in 30 years. |