Kazakhstan: Astana wants Controlling Stake in Baku-Ceyhan Related Project

    Kazakhstan is insisting on a controlling stake in a venture designed to funnel oil into the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, according to the country’s minister of energy, Sauat Mynbayev.     The proposed Kazakh Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) has had trouble getting export operations started due to a dispute over ownership structure.     Kazakhstani authorities...