UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan's Kashagan field to yield 8.9 mln tonnes in 2017 -minister
December 07, 2016 at 02:53 AM EST
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's giant offshore Kashagan field is expected to produce 8.9 million tonnes of oil in 2017 (about 192,000 barrels per day), Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev told Reuters on Wednesday.