Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field restarts after maintenance, boosting CPC Blend volumes

Kazakhstan’s Kashagan oil field, the second-highest contributor to CPC Blend exports, is resuming production slightly earlier than planned following a major maintenance turnaround, the operating consortium said July 8. The resumption, after more than five weeks, follows concerns about the reliability of Kazakhstan’s CPC export route after a Russian district court in the port city of Novorossiisk ordered a 30-day…