Kazakhstan to supply 80,000 tons of oil per month to Russia via Atyrau-Samara route

From October 2023 to April 2024, KazTransOil will supply oil from the Kashagan field along the Atyrau-Samara section in a volume of at least 80,000tons per month, Report informs via Kazakh media.

The Atyrau-Samara section is part of the Uzen-Atyrau-Samara main oil pipeline. Next, the oil will flow through the Transneft PJSC system with subsequent shipment to the Black Sea (port of Novorossiysk, Sheskharis terminal).

This measure is being carried out in order to maintain the maximum technical capability of pumping oil on the Atyrau-Samara section of the Uzen-Atyrau-Samara main oil pipeline in the autumn-winter period, the company said.

The company noted that in March 2023, KazTransOil JSC carried out a test shipment of 6,900 tons of oil from the Kashagan field in the port of Aktau for export for further delivery to the international trade port of Baku. The shipper of the oil was Inpex North Caspian Sea Ltd.