BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10. Kazakhstan is
planning to produce around 98 million tons of oil in 2026, Energy
Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov told journalists in Astana, Trend reports.
He noted that production forecasts have been affected by
disruptions at the Tengiz field and attacks on Caspian Pipeline
Consortium (CPC) infrastructure.
“Taking into account shutdowns at Tengiz and attacks on CPC
infrastructure, we have limitations. As I said earlier, we lost
around 5 million tons,” the minister said.
Akkenzhenov added that the planned maintenance schedule at the
Kashagan field has been revised and postponed to 2027, which is
expected to partially offset production losses.
“Therefore, we will add about 2–2.5 million tons to the
forecasted figures, and we expect total output to reach 98 million
tons,” he said.
Previously, official data showed that oil and gas condensate
production in January–March 2026 amounted to 19.7 million tons, or
80.2% compared to the same period last year. Oil exports during the
same period stood at 15.3 million tons, down 21.5%
year-on-year.
In January 2026, a fire occurred at the Tengiz oil field. At the
end of May, an operational disruption at the field temporarily
reduced production. In January 2026, unmanned aerial attacks
targeted CPC oil tankers waiting for loading near the terminal,
also affecting export flows.
In September 2025, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
stated that the country’s oil production should reach 100 million
tons in the near future.
