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Kazakhstan Halts Gas Production Amid Ukraine Drone Attack Fallout
Kazakhstan cut gas intake by a quarter at Karachaganak after the strike, and output fell to about 196,500 barrels per day, the energy minister said.
- On Friday, Kazakhstan Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov announced a significant output reduction at the Karachaganak oil and gas field following a Ukrainian drone strike earlier this week on Russia's Orenburg Gas Processing Plant.
- The Karachaganak field, one of Kazakhstan's three largest hydrocarbon projects, accounts for 10 percent of the country's oil production and typically sends raw gas to the Orenburg facility for processing.
- Output at the field has fallen to 25,000 metric tons per day from 34,000 tons normally, as the facility cannot curtail gas output without also reducing crude oil production.
- Although Akkenzhenov noted stable domestic gas supplies, officials have no information on when repair works at the Russian plant will allow operations to resume for the field.
- The venture, which includes stakeholders Italy's Eni, UK-based Shell, Chevron, and Lukoil, faces these disruptions as Ukraine continues its drone campaign targeting critical Russian energy infrastructure.
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The gas processing plant in the Russian Orenburg before the attack processed Kazakh raw materials and returned finished products to Kazakhstan.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The gas produced in Karachaganak is usually delivered to the Russian plant in Orenburg for further processing across the border.
·Vienna, Austria
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