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Post-politics Chretien embraces oilpatch

Wojtek Dabrowski
Financial Post

February 4, 2004


Links between PetroKazakhstan chief
executive Bernard Isautier, above,
and Jean Chretien "go back many,
many years."
CREDIT: Chris Bolin, National Post

Former prime minister Jean Chretien has joined Calgary-based oil giant PetroKazakhstan Inc. as its special advisor for international relations.

Following the consulting path taken by many other former politicians, Mr. Chretien will help smooth PetroKazakhstan's relations with the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the company produces its oil, as well as with the countries to which it exports its products.

"We deal with the Chinese, of which Mr. Chretien has some fabulous contacts," said Ihor Wasylkiw, a PetroKazakhstan spokesman. "We deal with many other entities outside of Kazakhstan when we're selling crude oil ... so the focus will be far greater in scope than just Kazakhstan."

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