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Aktobemunaigaz": the situation is complicated not " on vicinity " behavior of the Chinese.
" The Kazakhstan truth " on January 12, 2000.

As informs agency of Interfaks - Kazakhstan, the management of republic is seriously concerned with a situation developing in oil-extracting joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz, 60 % of which shares belong China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC - Chinese national petroleum corporation).

As the informed source in government, Ministry of foreign businesses of Kazakhstan has informed to agency, and also the order are given to the ambassador of republic of China Kuanyshu Sultanovu to finish up to the item of information of the appropriate government structures of Peoples REPUBLIC of CHINA on a situation in joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz, so that to both parties in common to develop measures on normalization of a situation at the Kazakhstan enterprise.

In Astana consider, has emphasized a source, that the situation in joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz, "is not worthy of the level of good-neighborhood, partnership" of the relations which have been usual between two countries.

Kazakhstan and PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA in 1997 have concluded the agreements on a total sum more than $ 9,5 billion in the field of production and transportation of petroleum. Within the framework of these agreements in 1998 were begun joint development and development largest in Kazakhstan of a petroleum craft of Uzen', and Aktyubinsk oil gas fields deposits. CNPC has 60 % of the shares of oil-extracting joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz for $ 325 million. Also has undertaken within 20 years to invest in development of the enterprise $ 4 billion.

Between that in April 1999, 2 thousand Kazakhstan experts were dismissed from joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz about removing from structure of the enterprise of management of petroleum works, transport and building management. Now, CNPC has redeemed more than 60 % of the shares of joint-stock company Aktobemunaigaz, the number of the workers at the enterprise made 9,6 thousand people. The Management joint-stock company then has promised oil worker establish them at the again created enterprises, and also up to new worker establish to pay to them the grants at a rate of 30 % from volume of wages. However promised grants until now are not paid.

In the beginning of December, 1999 in city Kandagash, the assembly of the former workers of the liquidated enterprises of joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz was held, on which the reference to address the President, government of Kazakhstan with the request to solve the arisen situation was accepted. About at the enterprise the reductions should not be made. 
In turn, the assistant of the general director of joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz" of Pej Tszjan'shen' in interview to the correspondent of agency of Interfax - Kazakhstan has reminded, that the contract about sale and purchase of the shares provided term - 12 months, during which at the enterprise the reductions should not be made. This term expired in September, 1998, he emphasized. " A Condition of the contract the investor did not break ", he concluded.

At the same time, agrees by the data, promulgate in middle of December at session of constant commissions of maslihata of the Aktyubinsk area, the investment plan for 1998 by the basic shareholder of joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz - CNPC - is executed on 85,4 %, and in 1999 instead of stipulated by the contract $ 117,4 million. The Chinese company invested in manufacture no more than $ 70 million. At the same time for 5 years CNPC has undertaken to invest in development of manufacture of joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz $ 485 million., was informed at session.

By commissions of maslihata the decision was accepted, it is recommended to them to a management joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz to refrain from reductions to decide questions workers of the device dismissed, and also to begin construction new gas operation Batyvajushchego factory.

As was informed earlier, CNPC in 1999 planned to ship in China 450 thousand tons of crude petroleum from the Aktyubinsk deposits. In 1998 of joint-stock company of Aktobemunaigaz has put in China 360 thousand tons of crude petroleum against first 1,7 thousand tons after the conclusions of the agreements in 1997. In 2000, it is supposed to increase export of petroleum in PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA up to more than 500 thousand tons.

The petroleum in China is delivered by rail. Now of Kazakhstan and China consider an opportunity of realization of the civil-engineering design of an oil pipeline from Western Kazakhstan in SUAR [Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA. The project is estimated in $3-3,5 billion. The extent of the pipeline should make about 3 thousand-km at throughput not less than 20 million Tons per one year.

" The Kazakhstan truth " on January 12, 2000