Jul 20th, 2014
by John Donovan.
Extract from FT article by Guy Chazan published 20 July 2014
Three of Europe’s largest oil companies could take a $1.5bn hit to earnings as a result of delays to Kashagan, the $50bn oil project in the Caspian Sea that has been bedevilled by hold-ups and cost over-runs.
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Jul 8th, 2014
by John Donovan.
By John Donovan
In view of the recent shattering news from the jinxed Kashagan project…
Production at Kazakhstan’s Kashagan Oil Field Halted Until 2016
…it is interesting to reflect back on the situation as it was in 2007, reported in this Reuters article by Tom Bergin.
It seems that not much has changed.
It also explains why Royal Dutch Shell ended up issuing a profits warning and launching a fire sale of assets, following a succession of disastrous projects mired by incompetence. read more
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May 16th, 2014
by John Donovan.
Extracts from a Reuters article by Olesya Astakhova published 15 May 2014
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) – The consortium developing the giant Kashagan oilfield will have to replace the entire pipeline system at the deposit, Kazakhstan’s oil minister said on Thursday, confirming that output there would not resume this year. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) developing Kashagan said last month that it did not expect to produce oil this year due to the leaks. NCOC includes Eni, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, China’s CNPC, Japan’s Inpex and Kazakh state-run company KazMunaiGas. read more
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Apr 3rd, 2014
by John Donovan.
Extracts from a Reuters INSIGHT article by Oleg Vukmanovic and Stephen Jewkes published 3 April 2014
Western oil majors struggling to restart production at one of the world’s biggest offshore oilfields in Kazakhstan have found that whole kilometres of pipeline are defective, two people recently returned from the $50 billion project say. Oil company investigators have yet to announce conclusions about what went wrong at Kashagan in October, when onshore pipes carrying corrosive gases sprang leaks and brought offshore production in the Caspian Sea to a halt a month after start-up. Last month, infuriated Kazakh officials slapped a $737 million ecological damage fine on the consortium, which includes Eni, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, and Kazakh state-run KazMunaiGas. read more
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Apr 2nd, 2014
by John Donovan.
Extracts from a highly informative Wall Street Journal article by Selina Williams, Géraldine Amiel and Justin Scheck published 30 March 2014
…the project has been plagued by budget blowouts, engineering missteps and management disputes extending from offshore roughnecks to top government and corporate leaders. Miles of leaky pipeline make up what is arguably the world’s most expensive plumbing problem. The project is years late, more than $30 billion over budget and now halted indefinitely. read more
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