CONSTANT NOURSOULTAN NAZARBAIEV A THE PARTICIPATION OF THE KAZAKHSTAN
IN THE PROJECT OF OLEODUC " BAKOU-CEYHAN "







ASTANA, March 2.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " Revmira VOCHTCHENKO /.
Noursoultan Nazarbaiev supported the project of transport of Caspian
oil by the oleoduc " Bakou-Tbilissi-Ceyhan ".  The president of
Kazakhstan A states Friday has a point of press devotes to the results
of his meeting with the special deleguee of the Elizabeth Jones,
americain president and Secretary of State for the energy of the
Caspian area, and ambassador of the United States in Kazakhstan,
Richard Johns.




Their maintenance had gives place has an exchange of views on the
problems of the transport of hydrocarbons produced in the area of the
Caspian Sea.




According to Elizabeth Jones, Nazarbaiev A ensures that " the first
oil kazakhstanais returned by the Kachagan layer, on the continental
shelf, will be channels by the pipeline " Aktaou-Bakou-Tbilissi-Ceyhan
" which must be brought into service into 2004 or 2005 ", time which
coincide with the beginning of the production of oil has Kachagan.
Nazarbaiev A underlines, according to Elizabeth Jones, that the
government kazakhstanais would put itself without delaying with work
to arrive has an agreement on the co-operation in the project "
Bakou-Ceyhan ".




As the line will have to cross the territory of Tchetchenie, the
problem of the security remains of actualite.  Also, the government of
the United States has it engages of the negotiations with all the
countries taking part in the project " to ensure the safety on all
traces it pipeline ".




Elizabeth Jones estimates that " the beginning of the operation of the
Caspian Group on the itineraire Tenghiz-Novorossiisk will be a great
victory for Kazakhstan, Russia and the United States ".  But for
Kazakhstan, Azerbaidjan and Turkey it is very significant, has its
opinion, to have an additional line to be able to transport the
immense oil reserves.  It is necessary of determiner which itineraire
is appropriate best, has it adds.  The United States and the companies
which will finance the project will be able only to greet the
participation of the Russian company " Lukoil " and other partners has
this project, has additions the special deleguee of the president of
the United States.