Kazakhstan cuts oil output 3.5 mln tonnes after CPC attacks
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Kazakhstan reduced oil production by 3.5 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2026 following attacks on Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said on August 25. The country is on track to produce less oil this year than in 2025 despite plans for accelerated output at its largest fields. Kondensat refinery in northern Kazakhstan is supplying 70% of its production to Russia.
Key Facts
- Kazakhstan cut oil production by 3.5 million tonnes in January–July 2026 due to attacks on Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities.
- Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov announced the production figures at an August 25 press briefing.
- Kondensat refinery plans to supply 70% of its output to Russia and 30% to domestic consumers.
- Kazakhstan exported about 5,500 tonnes of crude oil to Georgia in July, worth $3.2 million.
- Petroleum products and oil-extraction pollutants were found in groundwater beneath the Kokzhide Sands in Aktobe province.
Production Cuts
Kazakhstan was forced to reduce oil production by 3.5 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2026. The cuts followed attacks on Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said on August 25. Despite plans for accelerated production at its largest fields, Kazakhstan is on track to produce less oil this year than in 2025.
Kondensat Refinery Exports
Kondensat, a refinery in northern Kazakhstan, is supplying oil products to Russia. The plan is for the refinery to send 70% of its production to the Russian market and 30% to domestic consumers, Akkenzhenov said.
Georgia Shipment
Kazakhstan exported a batch of crude oil to Georgia for the first time in July, the Georgian Statistics Office reported on August 18. The shipment of about 5,500 tonnes, worth $3.2 million, is marginal compared to the 87,400 tonnes Georgia imported from Russia in July alone.
Kokzhide Groundwater Pollution
Petroleum products and oil-extraction pollutants were found in groundwater beneath the Kokzhide Sands in north-western Aktobe province. Environmental activist Musagali Dauylov and others obtained access to the report 'On the monitoring of groundwater and surface waters of the Kokzhide Sands for 2025,' prepared for the Ministry of Ecology. Oil extraction in Kokzhide resumed earlier this year despite complaints by activists and local residents.
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Kazakhstan cuts oil output 3.5 mln tonnes after CPC attacks
