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Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field to stay shut for another 7-10 days, sources say

20 January 2026, 11:16 am

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FILE PHOTO: A man scoops up oil with his hands in this illustration taken at the Airankol oil field in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/Illustration/File Photo

Oil production at Kazakhstan’s vast Tengiz oil field, one of the world’s largest, could be halted for another 7-10 days after shutting down on Sunday, cutting crude exports via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, three industry sources told Reuters.