The operator of Kazakhstan's highest producing crude field,the Chevron-led Tengizchevroil(TCO)consortium,is"exploring potential options"amid geopolitical tensions and technical problems at the Russian Black Sea port that loads the Kazakh crude,it said April 30.In an emailed comment,TCO,in which Chevron is the largest shareholder with a 50% stake,said its"primary focus is on maintaining safe operations"and reiterated it has reduced production at the giant Tengiz field due to reduced loading capacity at the Russian port of Novorossiisk following storm damage in March.Loadings were fully halted on March 23 following the storm damage to facilities and subsequently only partially resumed,with just one of the three'single-point mooring'systems permitted to restart.
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