PetroKazakhstan Inc.: Energy Conference Webcast

/PetroKazakhstan Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 15.02.05/ - PetroKazakhstan Inc. ("PetroKazakhstan" or the "Company") will be participating in the CIBC World Markets Institutional Investor Conference in Whistler, British Columbia from February 16th to 18th. The Company will be meeting with institutional investors while there. Mr. Ihor P. Wasylkiw, Vice President Investor Relations 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 2:10 p.m. Eastern time (12:10 p.m. Mountain time) on Thursday, February 17th. Please visit the Company's website at www.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 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 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. As of December 27, 2004, PetroKazakhstan shares began trading on the Kazakhstan exchange under the symbol CA_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 Vice President, Treasurer + 44 (1753) 410-020 + 44 79-00-891-538 (cell) [2005-02-17]