ASTANA, May 21 (Reuters) - Production at Kazakhstan's giantKashagan oilfield, halted last October after gas leaks weredetected in its pipelines, may resume in late 2015 or in early2016, Kazakh Oil & Gas Minister Uzakbai Karabalin said onWednesday.
"It (production) may restart by the end of 2015 if all goeswell," Karabalin told Reuters. "Otherwise, it may turn out to beearly 2016." (Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov,editing by William Hardy)