Sources say that Russia's Orenburg plant has increased its gas imports from Kazakhstan

Two industry sources reported on Thursday that the Russian Orenburg gas plant had increased its gas intake from the Karachaganak gas field in Kazakhstan at the beginning of November, in an effort to recover gradually after it was attacked by drones last month.

The first disruption of Western oil majors in Russia was caused by the strike at the Orenburg plant, located 1,056 miles (1 700 km) east of Ukraine. This was part of Kyiv’s campaign against Russian infrastructure.

The incident resulted in a reduction of oil and gas condensate production at Karachaganak. This is a major field that was developed by an international consortium, which includes U.S. giant Chevron, Shell, and Eni. It highlights the vulnerability of energy assets across the border to the ongoing conflict.

Sources said that the output of Karachaganak increased by around 15% from early November to between 30,000-32,000 metric tonnes per day from approximately 26,600 tons before.

Production volumes are expected to reach up to 35 500 tons per day.

Sources said that one of the three production lines at the Orenburg plant restarted on October 22. A second line would return on November 1. The remaining line, they added, will be restarted by mid-December. (Reporting and Editing by David Goodman).

(source: Reuters)