Kazakhstan has demanded greater control over the Kashagan oilfield in the Caspian Sea, alleging that inadequate management by a foreign group led by Italy’s Eni could damage the central Asian republic’s economy and reputation as a reliable global energy supplier.
Karim Massimov, Kazakh prime minister, said on Thursday that KazMunaiGas, the state oil company, should be appointed as co-operator at Kashagan, where Eni had proved “incapable of fulfilling some of its obligations”.
