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A terminal closure has cut Kazakhstan's daily crude production by half, sending an abrupt supply disruption through one of Central Asia's principal producing states.
The reduction in output feeds directly into global oil balances at a moment when supply-side developments have kept energy markets on alert.
The production halt Kazakhstan's daily oil output has been halved following the shutdown of a terminal.
The disruption is logistical rather than geological: the country's reservoir base is unaffected, and output can in principle return to prior levels once the terminal is back in service.
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