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Kashagan Field

Giant offshore field in the Kazakh Caspian, operated by the NCOC consortium, notable for extreme sour-gas and shallow-water ice conditions.

Record verified against census 2026-10: Offshore Technology; World Pipelines. Tracked since 2026-09.

From the public record

  1. 2013-09-11

    Kashagan first oil. Production started after years of delay; suspended 13 days later on a gas leak in the line to Bolashak.

  2. 2013-10-09

    Production halted on pipeline leaks. Further leaks traced to sulfide stress cracking from the field's H2S; both trunk lines later replaced.

  3. 2016-10

    Commercial production resumes. NCOC restarted Kashagan after the pipeline replacement.

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