Kazakhstan's Kashagan oil output to remain below normal until end-Sept, sources say

Equus Mining

31/08/2022 16:58

MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Output at Kazakhstan's Kashagan
giant oilfield will remain below normal at least until the end
of September due to maintenance following a gas leak early in
August, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on
Wednesday.
    Daily oil production on Kashagan stayed close to 100,000
barrels per day (bpd) on Aug. 29-30, some four times below
normal output levels of the field, two other sources said,
citing production data. 
    Oil production on Kashagan was shut down on Aug. 3 due to a
gas release. Kashagan had planned to boost output to 500,000 bpd
after upgrades this month.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZH0TE
    North Caspian Oil Consortium (NCOC), the field's operator,
said in mid-August that repair work had started and production
had partially resumed.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZT10W
    NCOC did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on the
current status of repair work and oil output plans for
September.
    The Kashagan consortium includes Eni  ENI.MI , ExxonMobil
 XOM.N , CNPC, Shell  RDSa.L , Total, Inpex  1605.T  and Kazakh
state energy firm KazMunayGaz  KMGZ.KZ .

 (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)