20 April 2005
The IFC-funded Karachaganak Petroleum Operating has become the worldwide record holder for environmental fines, and has been denied licensing by the government of Kazakhstan.
As reported in the April 7, 2005 issue of the Uralsk Weekly, the IFC-funded Karachaganak Petroleum Operating has become the worldwide record holder for environmental fines, and has been denied licensing by the government of Kazakhstan. To view the full article follow this link:
Crude Accountability’s staff has just returned from a trip to southern Russia and western Kazakhstan to meet with the various players in this story—affected community members, KPO, and government representatives. In Russia’s Orenburg Oblast, where local media and government agencies have reported negative environmental impacts from the Karachaganak Field, government officials offered support to Crude Accountability on this campaign.
For more details, please see Crude Accountability’s website at www.crudeaccountability.org/eng/ or contact Michelle Kinman at: michelle@crudeaccountability.org.