Fire at Tengiz oilfield power station forces production shutdown and export cancellations
A fire at a power station forced the shutdown of the Tengiz oilfield on Tuesday. The disruption is expected to cancel up to 700,000 tons of crude exports.
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A fire at a power station in Kazakhstan 
KZ has forced a complete production shutdown at the Tengiz oilfield, which is one of the largest crude oil sources in the world. The operator, Tengizchevroil (TCO), halted operations at both the Tengiz oilfield and the Korolevskoye oilfield on January 20, 2026, following a blaze that broke out at the GTES-4 power station on January 18. This suspension of activity has triggered the immediate cancellation of five export cargoes of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Blend crude, totaling between 600,000 and 700,000 metric tons scheduled for shipment during January and February.
KZ has forced a complete production shutdown at the Tengiz oilfield, which is one of the largest crude oil sources in the world. The operator, Tengizchevroil (TCO), halted operations at both the Tengiz oilfield and the Korolevskoye oilfield on January 20, 2026, following a blaze that broke out at the GTES-4 power station on January 18. This suspension of activity has triggered the immediate cancellation of five export cargoes of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Blend crude, totaling between 600,000 and 700,000 metric tons scheduled for shipment during January and February.
