Speaking to journalists in Almaty, the consortium said it still believed that sulphur stress cracking was “the root cause of the pipeline issues” at the development, Reuters reported.
The results of steel tests and inspections had previously been due in late January or early February.
After a 13-year, $50 billion development programme the Kashagan oilfield produced for just a few weeks before being shut down last October due to two pipeline leaks.
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