ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 7. The volume of gas production at Kazakhstan's Kashagan field will be 11.254 billion cubic meters in 2024, Trend reports, with reference to forecasts from the nation's Ministry of Energy.
According to the Ministry, in 2030, gas production at Kashagan field will increase to 15.012 billion cubic meters.
Gas production forecast at Kashagan field from 2024 to 2030 (billion m3):
| Year | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
| Total fields' gas output | 60.456 | 72.717 | 74.707 | 82.220 | 83.932 | 86.109 | 90.725 |
| Kashagan field | 11.254 | 12.014 | 10.257 | 12.472 | 13.553 | 13.516 | 15.012 |
Meanwhile, in 2023, Kazakhstan's gas output was 59.063 billion cubic meters, with the largest fields being Tengiz (16.009 billion cubic meters), Karachaganak (22.385 billion cubic meters), Kashagan (11.856 billion cubic meters), and others (8.813 billion cubic meters).
To note, the Kashagan field is an offshore oil field in Kazakhstan's zone of the Caspian Sea. The development of the field is carried out by the international joint venture North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) in accordance with the production sharing agreement dated November 18, 1997. Industrial production at the field began on September 11, 2013.