Gas production

Natural and associated gas production decreased by 3.1% to 8,192 mln m3 in 2020. Operating assets produced 2,463 mln m3 (30% of the total), and 5,729 mln m3 (70%) came from megaprojects, with the Tengiz and Karachaganak megaprojects accounting for the bulk of production.

Commercial gas production from KMG-operated assets, mln m3
Indicator 2018 2019 2020
JSC OzenMunaiGas + KazGPZRaw gas from JSC OzenMunaiGas and JSC MangistauMunaiGaz’s PD Zhetybaimunaigaz is supplied to the KazGPZ plant. 558 680 751
JSC MangistauMunaiGaz (PD Zhetybaimunaigaz)Raw gas from JSC OzenMunaiGas and JSC MangistauMunaiGaz’s PD Zhetybaimunaigaz is supplied to the KazGPZ plant. 207 116 161
JV Kazgermunai LLP 205 184 150
Amangeldy Gas LLP 345 346 326
Kazakhoil Aktobe LLP 173 157 185
JSC Embamunaigas 154 135 152
Kazakhturkmunay LLP 143 163 103
JSC PetroKazakhstan Inc. 68 43 49.5
JSC Karazhanbasmunai 0 0 0
Total for operating assets 1,853 1,823 1,877
Commercial gas production from megaprojects (net to KMG), mln m3
Indicator 2018 2019 2020
Tengiz 1,837 1,894 1,735
KarachaganakRaw gas supplies to the Orenburg Gaz Processing Plant 949 911 899
Kashagan 301 293 287
Total for megaprojects 3,087 3,099 2,921

Gas production values are the actual volume of gas produced, including gas reinjected for own needs. Gas reinjection is used to maintain reservoir pressure, which is essential for sustaining high oil production rates.

Commercial gas production in 2020 was 4,798 mln m3, of which 1,877 mln m3 were produced from operating assets and 2,921 mln m3 from megaprojects. Year-on-year, commercial gas production decreased by cumulative 124 mln m3, or 2.5%.

Along with processing own feedstock, the KazGPZ plant produces commercial gas using feedstocks supplied by KMG’s other operating assets that do not produce commercial gas themselves.