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Kashagan meeting slips to Jan 13 or later-source

Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:36am EST

MILAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A key meeting between the Kazakh authorities and heads of international oil majors developing the Kashagan oil field is postponed until January 13 or later, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

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The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev had summoned the heads of the six foreign oil companies to a meeting on Jan. 11 aimed to resolve a deadlock over future the giant oil field.

"The meeting will take place on Jan.13 or later," the source said adding that Nazarbayev would be in China before that. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (svetlana.kovalyova@reuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.reuters.com@reuters.net))
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