Exhibit 99.1
 | NEWS RELEASE |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 8, 2004 | |
| FOR: | PetroKazakhstan Inc. |
| SUBJECT: | Investment Conference Webcast & Investor Tour |
CALGARY, Alberta – PetroKazakhstan Inc. (“PetroKazakhstan” or the “Company”) will be participating in the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (“CAPP”) investment conference being held in Calgary, Alberta from June 14th to 15th. The Company will also be meeting with institutional investors from June 16th to June 18th.
Mr. Nicholas H. Gay, Senior Vice President Finance and CFO of PetroKazakhstan, will be the company presenter.
The Company invites you to either review a copy of the presentation which will be made, or alternatively, listen to a live webcast of the presentation which will begin at 10:25 a.m. Eastern time (8:25 a.m. Mountain time) on Tuesday, June 15th. Please visit the company’s website atwww.petrokazakhstan.com and from the home page either click on “Presentations” to download a copy of the presentation or click on “Webcast” to listen to the live webcast. The webcast will be archived for 30 days.
PetroKazakhstan is a vertically integrated, international energy company, celebrating its seventh year of operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and gas, refining of oil and the sale of oil and refined products.
PetroKazakhstan shares trade in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange, in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in the United Kingdom on the London Stock Exchange and in Germany on the Frankfurt exchange under the symbol PKZ.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.
For further information please contact:
Ihor P. Wasylkiw Vice President Investor Relations +1 (403) 221-8658 +1 (403) 383-2234 (cell) | Jeffrey D. Auld Manager Investor Relations - Europe + 44 (1753) 410-020 + 44 79-00-891-538 (cell) |
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