The attack on the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant affected oil and gas production in Kazakhstan
Oil and gas condensate production at one of Kazakhstan’s largest fields—Karachaganak—is still operating at reduced capacity following a drone attack on the Orenburg gas processing plant in Russia.
According to Askhat Khasenov, head of the state-owned company KazMunayGas, the facility continues to operate, but certain restrictions remain in place due to the aftermath of the attack on the Russian plant.
Following the incident at the Orenburg gas processing plant, production at Karachaganak was reduced. As of today, it has been restored to 28,000 metric tons per day, though this is still below the pre-war level of 31,000 metric tons per day.
Back on June 26, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy, Erlan Akkenzhenov, confirmed that production at the field had to be reduced due to the situation at the Russian facility.
A distinctive feature of the Karachaganak field is that oil and gas production there are closely interlinked. If gas processing capacity is reduced, oil production automatically decreases as well.
Gas from Karachaganak is traditionally transported to the Orenburg gas processing plant, where it undergoes further processing. Due to damage to the plant’s facilities, the capacity to receive and process raw materials was limited, which affected operations at the Kazakhstani field.
Karachaganak is one of Kazakhstan’s key energy assets. Its shareholders include major international energy companies Chevron Corporation and Shell plc.
Experts note that the further resumption of production will depend on the full-scale operation of the gas processing and transportation infrastructure.
This was reported by Reuters.
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