Construction of plant with annual capacity of 700,000 tonnes to process gas from Kashagan field beginsConstruction work has begun in the Atyrau region on a plant to fractionate liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Kashagan field, the press service of the country's Ministry of Energy reported."The plant is scheduled for commissioning in early 2026, with full production capacity reached in 2027. Production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of up to 700,000 tonnes per year is planned at the plant," Interfax-Kazakhstan was informed by the Ministry of Energy press service.The first batch of gas is planned to be supplied to the domestic market in December 2025, the ministry reported.Currently, zero-cycle work is underway: laying foundations for equipment and constructing buildings and infrastructure.The project is being implemented within the framework of agreements between the Ministry of Energy and the contracting companies of the North Caspian Project under the Production Sharing Agreement. In 2024, a liquefied petroleum gas sales and purchase agreement was signed between QazaqGaz JSC and the Kashagan field operator, North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) LLP, and the project roadmap was approved."The implementation of the project is aimed at ensuring stable supplies of LPG to the domestic market and reducing the deficit of gas motor fuel,” the Ministry of Energy said.Kashagan is considered one of the world's largest oil fields discovered in recent decades. Its recoverable reserves range from 9 billion to 13 billion barrels of oil. Commercial production at Kashagan began in the fall of 2016.The shareholders of the NCOC consortium are: KMG Kashagan B.V. (16.877%); Shell Kazakhstan Development B.V. (16.807%); Total EP Kazakhstan (16.807%); Agip Caspian Sea B.V. (16.807%); ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc. (16.807%); CNPC Kazakhstan B.V. (8.333%); Inpex North Caspian Sea Ltd. (7.563%) (ICE ALMATY)

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