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Kazakh oil firm employees afraid to work

Published December 17, 2011 Updated December 17, 2011 02:18pm

The London-listed company said Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry was providing armed security at key oil production units following the clashes in the city of Zhanaozen on Friday.

KazMunaiGas EP said in a statement it was maintaining daily oil production levels by keeping employees working round-the-clock.

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