VOL. XLV

No 28

15-July-2002

CASPIAN

TCO Launches Gas Injection Plan, Expects Approval ForSecond Generation Project

TengizChevroil (TCO) haslaunched a Sour Gas Injection (SGI) project at the Tengizoilfield in western Kazakstan that will require aninvestment of $800mn and eventually boost production by 60,000 b/d. Trialinjections of Tengizs sulfur-laden associated gaswill begin in the third quarter of 2004, according to TCO officials, and willlast for some 18 months before the project is fully...