kashagan is one of the largest fields in the world discovered in the last. decades, it was also called the diamond in kazakhstan's crown, although kazakhstan's share in the project was only a little over 16 percent. the partners postponed the launch several times, significantly inflated the development costs, and also damaged the ecology of kazakhstan. the government estimated the damage to nature at $5 billion and is now trying to recover it from oil companies with the help of international arbitration. however, as bloomberg writes, the corporations themselves are trying to reach an agreement. without a trial, an offer that apparently cannot be refused in order to avoid paying 5 billion, they propose to additionally invest 110 million dollars in the development of social projects, create a social development fund with an unnamed amount of millions, and sell kazakhstan its own liquefied gas at a discount. in exchange, kazakhstan must withdraw the lawsuit. well, so that there are no questions in the future, one more small but persistent request: rewrite national laws on environmental pr