Kazakhstan Aims To Scale Up Transit Of Russian, Turkmen, And Uzbek Gas
Date
7/26/2024 12:21:59 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 26. Kazakhstan plans
to increase transit volumes of Russian, Turkmen, and Uzbek gas
across its territory in 2024, energy Minister Almassadam Satkaliyev
announced during a government meeting, Trend reports.
"We are increasing the transit of Russian, Turkmen, and Uzbek
gas through Kazakhstan in 2024. Efforts are underway to fully
utilize our country's gas transit capacity. In October 2023, we
launched transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan, transporting 1.28
billion cubic meters last year. This year, we aim to increase this
to 3.8 billion cubic meters, with further plans to reach 11 billion
cubic meters annually," he stated.
The minister also noted steady growth in the transit of Turkmen
and Uzbek gas to China.
"This year, we plan to increase transit to 37.1 billion cubic
meters, which is 1.5 billion cubic meters more than last year.
Additionally, discussions are ongoing regarding increased transit
of Russian gas to Kyrgyzstan," Satkaliyev added.
In 2023, Kazakhstan's total gas production amounted to 59.063
billion cubic meters, sourced from fields such as Tengiz (16.009
billion cubic meters), Karachaganak (22.385 billion cubic meters),
Kashagan (11.856 billion cubic meters), and others (8.813 billion
cubic meters).
Kazakhstan plans to produce 60.456 billion cubic meters of raw
natural gas in 2024.
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