AKIPRESS.COM - JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production announced its operating results for the first nine months of 2014.

KMG EP produced 9,217 thousand tonnes of crude oil (249 kbopd), including the Company’s stakes in Kazgermunai (KGM), CCEL and PetroKazakhstan Inc. (PKI), which is slightly below the same period of 2013, the press service of the company reported.

Ozenmunaigas JSC (OMG) produced 3,992 thousand tonnes (108 kbopd), an increase of 3% over the same period of 2013. Embamunaigas JSC (EMG) produced 2,110 thousand tonnes (57 kbopd), which is 1% less than in the same period of 2013. The total volume of oil produced at OMG and EMG is 6,102 thousand tonnes (165 kbopd), which is a 2% increase over the same period of 2013.

The Company’s share in production from CCEL, KGM and PKI for the nine months of 2014 amounted to 3,115 thousand tonnes of crude oil (85 kbopd), which is 3.6% less than in the same period of 2013.

In the first nine months of 2014, the Company’s combined export sales from OMG and EMG were 4,402 thousand tonnes (117 kbopd), or 74% of total sales volume. Besides, 50 thousand tonnes were shipped in September to Russia to fulfil obligations under the counter-oil supply agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and the Russian Government. According to preliminary estimates netback of crude oil supplied to the Russia is lower than netbacks of crude oil exported via UAS and CPC routes. Sales volumes shipped to Russia are determined by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and currently the Company has not received approved schedule for deliveries to Russia for Q4 2014 or full year 2015.

In the first nine months of 2014, the Company’s domestic sales from OMG and EMG amounted to 1,505 thousand tonnes (40 kbopd). The Company expects that domestic sales from OMG and EMG in 2014 will amount to 1.9 million tonnes.

The Company’s share in the sales from CCEL, KGM and PKI was 3,089 thousand tonnes of crude oil (85 kbopd), including 1,519 thousand tonnes (43 kbopd) supplied to export markets or 49% of total sales volume.