KazMunayGas says power outage caused 10,000 tonnes of lost oil production

ASTANA. July 4 (Interfax) - Production losses at Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (KMG) have reached 10,000 tonnes of oil following Monday's power outage in west Kazakhstan, KMG Deputy CEO Dauletzhan Khasanov said.

"The emergency shutdown of the power generation unit at Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex has led to partial or full suspension of the production processes at KMG's business units. Production losses since Monday evening have totaled about 10,000 tonnes," Khasanov said at a Tuesday meeting of the Kazakh government.

A total of 11 oil pumping stations of KazTransOil in the Atyrau and the Mangistau regions have had to be shut down, and three water pumping stations of Main Water Pipeline LLP have been shut down as well.

Also, Karazhanbasmunai JSC has had to suspend the operation of over 2,400 wells, MangistauMunaiGas has had to bring to a halt 1,131 wells in the Kalamkas and Zhetybay fields, and Embamunaigas JSC have suspended the oil production at 1,809 wells. Ozenmunaigas JSC has shut down 30 reinjection pumps in the Ozen and Karamandybas fields.