The 16.81% partner in the Kazakhstan development confirmed on Friday news that surfaced during the week that the field was finally up and running again following a shut-down to replace pipelines.

Eni said the “first batch of export crude oil has been shipped from the onshore processing plant” after the field recently reopened.

Kazakhstan Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said earlier this week that the oilfield started early production at a rate of 90,000 barrels per day from four wells.

Eni