Kazakhstan’s Zhaikmunaiboosts proven reserves 15%

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Moscow—UK-listed Zhaikmunai has increasedits proven reserves at the Chinarevskoyefield in northwestern Kazakhstan by 15.1%to 169.1 million barrels of oil equivalent, thecompany said April 4.Its probable reserves fell 10.8% to 352.4million boe by end-2011 from 395.1 millionboe in 2010, Zhaikmunai said in a statement,citing the results of an independent audit car-ried out by Ryder Scott.The company’s proven plus probablereserves fell slightly to 521.6 million boe,down 3.1% from 538.6 million boe year onyear, “as a result of the 2011 production andsome small adjustments on all reservoirs,”the company said.