ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 6. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy has refuted claims about a delay in repairs at the Kashagan oil field, Trend reports, citing a statement from the ministry's press service.
"Reports suggesting that the Ministry of Energy requested shareholders to postpone maintenance at the Kashagan field are inaccurate. The delay was only one of several options considered during internal discussions but was never adopted," the statement read.
The ministry confirmed that repairs at the Kashagan field will proceed as scheduled, starting October 3. This was affirmed during recent calls with analytical agencies and during last week's visit by the Secretary General of OPEC to Astana.
"Kazakhstan remains fully committed to OPEC+ measures and is taking all necessary steps to adhere to its voluntary production cuts and fulfill the Compensation Plan submitted to the OPEC Secretariat," the ministry added.