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UPDATE 1-Kazakh energy minister says new Tengiz expansion cost too high

NUR-SULTAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan believes the new, increased cost of the Tengiz oilfield expansion project is too high and wants Chevron and ExxonMobil to review it, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on Wednesday. Chevron, which leads the consortium developing one of the Central Asian nation’s biggest oilfields, said last week that cost overruns would balloon project expenses by 25% to $45.2 billion.. “Generally, we told them that in our opinion the sum is too high,” Bozumbayev told reporters when asked about Tengiz costs. …read more […]

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Tesla Reaches Preliminary Battery-Supply Deal With CATL

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to start using CATL as a battery supplier for cars made in China from as early as next year, and the companies are in talks to expand the relationship globally, according to people familiar with the matter.Following months of negotiations, the companies clinched a non-binding deal after Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk traveled to Shanghai in late August and met with CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun for about 40 minutes, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing private deliberations. Though a final agreement is expected to be …read more […]