EXHIBIT 23.2
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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS

We refer to our report evaluating the crude oil and natural gas reserves
attributable to PetroKazakhstan Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2003
(the "Report").

We hereby consent to the use and reference to our name and our Report in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We also confirm that we have read the Annual Information Form and that we have
no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information
contained in it that are derived from the Report or that are within our
knowledge as a result of the services we performed in connection with such
Report.

Sincerely,

MCDANIEL & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANTS LTD.



By:  /s/ B.H. Emslie
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     Name:  B.H. Emslie, P. Eng.
     Title: Senior Vice President

     Calgary, Alberta, Canada
     Dated: June 17, 2004