Why has oil production at Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field been reduced following the drone attack on Russia's Orenburg plant?

Oil and gas output at Karachaganak are closely linked, meaning the field cannot produce much oil if its gas production is down; raw gas from Karachaganak is normally delivered to the Orenburg facility for processing, so when the attack curtailed Orenburg’s capacity, Karachaganak was forced to curb both its gas and oil production.

What is the current daily oil production level at Karachaganak, and how does it compare to pre-attack levels?

Production has been restored to 28,000 tonnes per day, down from the previous level of 31,000 tonnes per day before the drone attack, according to KazMunayGas head Askhat Khasenov.

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Kazakhstan's Karachaganak field reduced oil production to 28,000 tonnes daily after a drone strike disrupted gas processing at a Russian facility. The cut impacts major stakeholders like Chevron and Shell due to the interlinked nature of oil and gas output.

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