Bulat Aqchulaqov ( kk, Bolat Oraluly Aqsholaqov) is the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan. During the 'Dialogue Organization on Asian Cooperation' seminar held on 6 October 2006, Aqchulaqov said Kazakhstan has 4.8 billion tons of oil, 3.4

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cubic meters of

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, and 8 billion tons of oil in the

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. Aqchulaqov expressed his belief that by 2010, Kazakhstan's oil output to 84 million tons and its gas output to 50 billion cubic meters.Seminar on energy held in Kazakhstan
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