Kashagan Oilfield Resumes Output After Leak

A consortium developing Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oilfield has resumed production after an industrial accident halted work at the deposit last month, the Kazakh Oil & Gas Ministry said on Monday.

Work at the offshore field – one of the world’s biggest oil finds in decades – was halted on Sept. 25 after a gas leak was detected.

Production was restarted “without complications” on Oct. 6, the ministry said in a statement.

(Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva; Writitng by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Paul Tait)