TCO and KPO Plan Maintenance at Tengiz and Karachaganak Oilfields for Aug-Oct 2018
Tengizchevroil (TCO) and Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) plan to carry out maintenance at their Tengiz and Karachaganak oilfields in Kazakhstan in summer and autumn, respectively, , Kazakhstan’s Energy ministry said on Monday.
Oil production at TCO’s Tengiz is expected to fall by around 500,000 tonnes in August and by 380,000 tonnes in October, according to the an email in response to a request for comment from Reuters. The maintenance will not affect Tengiz production plans for 2018, the email said.
KPO plans a 25-day maintenance at its Karachaganak oil field in September-October this year. Oil production at Karachganak is planned at 12.26 million tonnes in 2018, the ministry wrote. (Reporting by Alla Afanasyeva, writing by Olga Yagova, editing by Louise Heavens)
