(Energy Ministry withdraws statement)
MOSCOW, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry onThursday withdrew a statement announcing the start of productionat the Kashagan offshore oil field saying it had been releasedby mistake.
Production at Kashagan started in 2013 but was suspendedshortly after its launch due to technical problems with pipes.
Plans call for a restart with initial production of 75,000barrels per day (bpd) in October, rising to between 150,000 and180,000 bpd in November and December.
Exports from Kashagan via the CPC pipeline from the BlackSea outlet of Yuzhnaya Ozereevka are also due to begin inOctober.
The Kashagan consortium comprises China National PetroleumCorp., Exxon Mobil, Eni, Royal DutchShell, Total, Inpex and Kazakh statefirm KazMunaiGas. (Reporting by Alla Afansyeva; writing by Olga Yagova; editingby Maria Kiselyova)
