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3 May 2025

Work progressing on Kashagan

KAZAKHSTAN

Work progressing on Kashagan

Kazakh state gas company QazaqGaz says that work is progressing well and on schedule on the 1 billion m3 expansion project at the Kashagan Gas Processing Plant. A recent site report says that seven absorption columns have been installed at the sulphur treatment unit (each weighing between 50-170 tonnes); three sections of the smokestack have been installed at the sulphur recovery block, along with storage tanks and pumps for the heat carrier, instrumentation air, and nitrogen supply units; and a total of 2,177 t of process equipment has been installed. Welding works for tank assembly are ongoing, and over 12,000 meters of underground piping have been laid, and more than 38,000 cubic meters of concrete have been poured.

Once completed, the project is expected to increase the country’s commercial gas reserves by 727 million m3/year, produce 115,500 t/a of gas motor fuel and feedstock for organic synthesis (LPG), 17,000 t/a of stable gas condensate for petrochemical industries, and 218,500 t/a of granulated sulphur.

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