Regular Dividend Payment CALGARY, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of PetroKazakhstan Inc. has approved and set the next quarterly dividend payment at C$0.20 per share. The record date is July 18, 2005 and the date of payment is August 1, 2005. PetroKazakhstan Inc. is a vertically integrated, international energy company, celebrating its eighth 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 NYSE, in Canada on the TSX, in the United Kingdom on the London Stock Exchange and in Germany on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol PKZ. As of December 27, 2004, PetroKazakhstan shares began trading on the Kazakhstan exchange under the symbol CA_PKZ. PetroKazakhstan's website can be accessed at http://www.petrokazakhstan.com/. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. DATASOURCE: PetroKazakhstan Inc. CONTACT: Ihor P. Wasylkiw, Vice President, Investor Relations, (403) 221-8658, (403) 383-2234 (cell); Jeffrey D. Auld, Vice President, Treasurer + 44 (1753) 410-020, + 44 79-00-891-538 (cell)

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