ASTANA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The first batches of oil from thegiant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan were shipped for exporton Friday via two pipelines, the Central Asian nation's EnergyMinistry said.
Energy majors developing the field have shipped 7,700 tonnesof oil through the private CPC pipeline and 18,800 tonnesthrough a pipeline operated by state-controlled firmKazTransOil, it said in a statement. (Reporting by Raushan Nurshayeva; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov;Editing by Alexander Winning)