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TCO talks release of excess amount pollutants at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field

Oil&Gas Materials 21 April 2021 16:07 (UTC +04:00)
TCO talks release of excess amount pollutants at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 21

By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:

Tengizchevroil (TCO) is working closely with Kazakhstan’s authorities to undertake an analysis of the reasons for the release of excess amount pollutants at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil and gas field, the Chevron company’s official told Trend.

On April 7, pollutants were released through the chimney at the Tengiz oil and gas field, which is operated by the Tengizchevroil (TCO). This became known as a result of a video of yellow smoke being published on social media. It was later reported that the yellow smoke was a result of the automatic blocking equipment failure.

On Apr. 15, Deputy Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Environmental Regulation and Control Committee Zulfukhar Zholdasov said that currently, an audit is underway, the damage is still being assessed, and the act is not criminally punishable, the company will be brought to administrative responsibility

Commenting on the situation, the official said that it is not TCO’s policy to speculate.

“TCO respects the laws and regulations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and we are working closely with the Republic of Kazakhstan authorities to undertake an analysis of this event to understand the root cause. We remain focused on the health and safety of our personnel and safe operations,” the official said.

In 1993, Tengizchevroil LLP was established on the basis of an agreement between Kazakhstan and Chevron. The company operates the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.

The Tengiz oil field was discovered in 1979 and is one of the biggest and deepest oil fields in the world. The total explored reserves of Tengiz reach 3.2 billion tons, while recoverable reserves range from 890 million tons to 1.37 billion tons.

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