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July 05, 2006

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev (right) with Chinese President Hu Jintao (file photo) (AFP)

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev (right) with Chinese President Hu Jintao (file photo) (AFP)

July 5, 2006 -- Kazakhstan's national oil company today bought a one-third stake in a major Chinese-owned company operating in Kazakhstan, PetroKazakhstan.


PetroKazakhstan is based in Canada but was acquired in 2004 by the China National Petroleum Corporation for $4.2 billion.


KazMunaiGaz said in a statement that it paid $55 a share but gave no total for the stake.


China National Petroleum Corporation is China's largest oil company.


(AP)

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