KazTransOil says Astrakhan-Mangyshlak water pipeline resumed operation

10.06.16 17:20
/KASE, June 10, 2016/ – KazTransOil (Astana), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release: quote On June 9, 2016 at 22 hours 27 minutes (Astana time) the pumps at production- dispatching facility Kigash were stopped. The facility processes water taken from the Volga river's arm Kigash to pump it afterwards over water pipeline Astrakhan-Mangyshlak. The reason for stopping was a water leak in the technical main of the pump facility Kigash. To make it less stressful for water consumers, the water supply over water pipeline Astrakhan-Mangyshlak was stopped lengthwise step-by-step. To fill the gap KazTransOil's water reservoirs were used. After repair jobs were completed, on June 10, at 13:24 the pumps at facility Kigash were put into operation, and supply of water over water pipeline Astrakhan-Mangyshlak was resumed. unquote [2016-06-10]