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ALMATY, April 4 (Reuters) - Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev named Almasadam Satkaliyev, previously
head of the oil-rich Central Asian nation's sovereign fund, as
energy minister on Tuesday, the president's office said.
His predecessor Bolat Akchulakov, who this week announced
unpopular plans to raise fuel prices, was made a presidential
adviser.
As minister, Satkaliyev, will be involved in talks with the
OPEC+ group on further output adjustments, as well as in
negotiations with Russia's Gazprom which seeks to sell
gas in Central Asia after losing the European market.
Satkaliyev previously ran KEGOC, Kazakhstan's electric grid
company, and briefly worked as a deputy energy minister.
Another one of his key tasks will be diversifying Kazakh oil
exports, most of which go through Russia - a route that has
become more risky due to the Ukraine conflict.
(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov
Editing by Gareth Jones and Andrew Heavens)
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