Due to an accident at MAEK, JSC Embamunaigas failed to fulfill its daily oil production plan
Yesterday, 03.07.2023g. as a result of an emergency shutdown of the power unit of MAEK LLP, which led to a power outage on the part of Atyrau Zharyk JSC, work was suspended at all fields of Embamunaigas JSC, except for the group of fields Uaz.
Electricity supply to all fields was made gradually until late at night. Atyrau Zharyk JSC restricted 7 fields due to the general shortage of electricity in these areas where the fields are located. The last field "Teren-Uzek" was connected at 03:45.
The accident resulted in failure to fulfill the daily oil production plan. Total oil production losses amounted to 728 tons. Despite these oil losses, JSC Embamunaigas took all technical and technological measures to compensate and restore the total planned oil production.
At the moment, the work of 13 plants has been suspended again due to electricity restrictions.
Press contacts:
Galia KARAZHANOVA: G.Karajanova@emg.kmgep.kz, +7 (7122) 99-34-21.
Indira SATILGANOVA: І.Satylganova@emg.kmgep.kz, +7 (7122) 99-34-66.
For reference:
JSC Embamunaigas is a subsidiary of JSC National Company KazMunaiGas. The official history of JSC Embamunaigas dates back to 1922, when the Embaneft Trust was established to develop the Dossor and Makat fields. The main activities of the company: geological exploration, development of oil and gas fields; oil and gas production; oil and gas treatment. Embamunaigas JSC includes 6 production structural subdivisions in Atyrau city and 4 districts of Atyrau region: "Zhaikmunaigas", "Dossormunaigas", "Kainarmunaigas", "Zhylyoymunaigas", "Embamunaigas" management and "Production Maintenance and Equipment Completion Department" (PM&E). The Company supplies oil produced for export and the domestic market. Crude oil is delivered to refineries in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the domestic market. Oil is exported via two main routes: the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and Uzen-Atyrau-Samara (UAS) pipelines. Marketable gas is sold through the national operator of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of gas and gas supply - NC QazaqGaz JSC. From 2012 to 2022, Embamunaigas JSC spent more than KZT 1 trillion, KZT 472 billion on tax payments to the National Fund, republican and local budgets, and about 5 billion KZT 640 million KZT was allocated for the development of regional infrastructure. 640 million tenge.