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EnergyBrief10 Jun

Kazakhstan sets its 2026 oil target at 98 million tonnes after pipeline attacks

Energy minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said on 10 June that Kazakhstan will produce about 98 million tonnes of oil this year, below plan. Attacks on the Caspian pipeline and outages at Tengiz cost roughly 5 million tonnes.