Kazakhs Ratchet Up Pressure on Eni Over Oil Field.

The article reports that the Kazakh government is increasing pressure on project head Eni SpA over the development of the Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea. It cites that the request of the government that its state oil firm, KazMunaiGaz, share a leading role in the project indicates that the Italian company might have to make significant concessions to keep the development on track. According to the Kazakh energy ministry, costs of the development have more than doubled to $136 billion.