Kazakhstan Plans To Expand Production Capacity Of Shymkent Oil Refinery
Date
5/21/2023 5:23:12 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 21. Kazakhstan
plans to increase the production capacity of Shymkent Oil Refinery
from 6 million tons to 12 million tons per year, President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the Central Asia-China
Summit in Xi'an, trend reports via the Presidential Administration of
Kazakhstan.
He noted that there are significant reserves for
cooperation in the energy sector, in particular in the oil and gas
sector.
"Due to the increase in the consumption of petroleum
products, it is also planned to increase the production capacity of
the Shymkent Oil Refinery from 6 to 12 million tons per year. The
priority direction for Kazakhstan is also the development of gas
processing capacities and the gas transportation system," the
president added.
Moreover, he also said that as part of increasing
Kazakh oil exports, the country plans to increase the capacity of
the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline. The issues of increasing the
capacity of the existing Atyrau-Kenkiyak and Kenkiyak-Kumkol oil
pipelines are also on the agenda.
"In this regard, the construction of the second line
of the Beineu-Bozoy-Shymkent main gas pipeline, as well as the
construction of a gas processing plant at the Kashagan field with a
capacity of 4 billion cubic meters per year are of great importance
to us. We hope for the further support of our Chinese friends in
promoting these significant projects on a regional scale,"
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
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