Tengizshevroil says it resumed gas transferring after the damage

/REUTERS, Almaty, Tatyana Seroshtanova, July 5, 05/ - Tengizshevroil has resumed gas transferring after the damage occurred on week-end, Mariya Karazhigitova the company's representative said without giving information about oil production. One day before the company and Kazakhstan's ESM informed about errors in electrical system, which caused interruption of oil preparation for pumping in export pipeline and loss of daily output. Besides, natural gas extraction was interrupted. "All sets of gas-transferring plant have been turned on. It's working in usual mode. The work was resumed right after the damage. The plant was started yesterday morning", - Karazhigitova said having refused to say whether works on refining oil meant for export were resumed. The company extracts about 290,000 barrels a day. Tengizshevroil develops Tengiz field. 50% in its capital belong to ChevronTexaco, 25 - ExxonMobil, 20 - Kazmunaygas and 5% - LUKArco controlled by LUKOIL. Tengizshevroil says in the first quarter the company extracted 3.5 m. tons of oil and pumped 4.1 m. tons through CPC's system. The release contains no data about production in year 2004, however before the company said it produced 12-13 m. tons of oil every year. Natural gas sales by Tengizshevroil in the first quarter of 2005 reached 859.33 m. cubic meters. [2005-07-04]