Kazakhstan: Tethys adds Doris production facility

Tethys Petroleum Ltd. has boosted production capacity at its Doris oil field in western Kazakhstan to 2,000-2,500 b/d with the opening of facilities that will turn out refinery grade crude oil for better margins.

Alan Petzet

Aug. 9, 2011

Capacity will rise to 4,000 b/d in the fourth quarter of 2011 when a rail loading facilities goes in service, halving the present trucking distance. The production facility and rail terminal are designed for potentially much greater production rates as the company drills more development wells.

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Alan Petzet

Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.