Kazakhstan Mulls $20/Tonne Oil Export Duty
Source: Reuters 6/22/2010, Location: Asia
Kazakhstan is considering the introduction of a $20 per tonne export duty on crude oil, Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev said.
"This would be a fixed rate," he told reporters.
Kazakhstan set its crude oil export duty to zero in January 2009 as global oil prices plunged.
