AKIPRESS.COM - Output at Chevron-led Tengizchevroil (TCO), Kazakhstan's largest oil producer, fell by 1.5 percent year on year in the January-September period to 19.8 million tonnes (158 million barrels), the company said on Thursday.

During the reporting period, the company sold 950,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (down 5%) and 5.1 billion cubic meters of dry gas (down 3.8%).

Over three quarters of 2014, the direct payments to Kazakhstan decreased by 3.5% - to $10.9 billion.