The North Caspian Operating Company NV, Operator of the first
offshore oil and gas project in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian
Sea, announced on January 13 that that as of January 8 it has safely
produced and exported one million tonnes of crude oil and condensate
from the Kashagan field.
Production commenced in September 2016 and is currently ramping up to
a capacity of 180,000 barrels per day. Once associated (sour) gas
reinjection is started up and optimised, Kashagan Phase 1 is expected to
reach production capacity of 370,000 barrels per day, NCOC said.
The Kashagan field is located in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian
Sea and extends over a surface area of approximately 75 by 45
kilometres. The reservoir is some 4,200 metres below the shallow waters
of the northern part of the Caspian Sea. The present plan for the export
of production from the field start-up is to use a mix of existing
pipelines as well as rail exports.
The Western Caspian Pipe Consortium route, the Northern Atyrau to
Samara route and the Eastern route connect to existing export networks.
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