May 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakhstan's Environmental Protection Ministry says an oil joint venture has agreed to pay $8 million for the ecological damage it has caused along the Caspian Sea shore, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported.
Tengizchevroil operates the giant Tengiz oil field. The consortium is led by oil giant Chevron and also includes ExxonMobil and the Kazakh state energy company Kazmunaigaz.
Exporting Kazakhstan's Energy
Exporting Kazakhstan's Energy
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