Crude oil production in Kazakhstan, which is part of the OPEC+ output deal, plunged by 13% in August from July due to regular maintenance at one giant field and an unplanned halt at another huge oilfield, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting two sources with knowledge of daily production data. Excluding condensate, oil production in Kazakhstan dropped to 1.196 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, down from 1.378 million bpd, according to the data cited by Reuters sources. In early August, the offshore oilfield Kashagan in Kazakhstan, which pumps more than 300,000 bpd, was shut down after a gas leak was detected on the site. A few days later, the field operator said that it would partially restart production, and upon completion of repairs and integrity verification, full production would be restored at the facility. Kazakhstan has also seen reduced volumes of oil exports over the past weeks. Oil […]