Canadian PetroKazakhstan may be on sale soon

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13:41 27.06.2005
text: "Kazakhstan Today"
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PetroKazakhstan Inc., an oil producer based in Canada, but whose assets are in Central Asia, is considering offering itself for sale, KZ-today reports with reference to Financial Times.

The report by Financial Times observes that PetroKazakhstan has a market capitalisation of 2.5 bln USD.

According to Financial Times, investment bankers at Goldman Sachs, working for the company, are expecting to receive bids for it later this week.

A Chinese and an Indian oil company are considered to be the frontrunners in the auction.