Kashagan operator asks Kazakh court to throw out $5.1 billion fine

NCOC is contesting legal validity of environmental inspections results being made public before it could appeal them

Permit violation: Oil and gas production facilities on the Kashagan offshore oilfield were storing too much sulphur, according to the Kazak Environmental Ministry. — Permit violation: Oil and gas production facilities on the Kashagan offshore oilfield were storing too much sulphur, according to the Kazak Environmental Ministry.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Vladimir Afanasiev

Kashagan Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Company Eni Central Asia

Published 21 April 2023, 15:13Updated 26 April 2023, 14:16