Kazakh
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov met with ExxonMobil Senior Vice President Peter
Larden to discuss cooperation in the oil and gas sector, including the Tengiz
and Kashagan fields and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Bektenov
expressed concern over the situation at Tengiz, stressing the need for the
prompt elimination of the incident’s consequences and the prevention of similar
accidents in the future. The parties reaffirmed their interest in the stable
operation of the CPC and discussed measures to improve the efficiency of field
development and advance geological exploration. Special attention was paid to
production plans. In 2025, oil output at Tengiz
exceeded 39 million tonnes, while production at Kashagan surpassed 18 million
tonnes. Total shipments via the CPC reached 70.5 million tonnes, including
around 64 million tonnes of Kazakh oil.
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