Russia gave verbal support for the pumping of Kazakh oil through the Druzhba pipeline to Germany. According to preliminary estimates, the first batch will be 20 thousand tons of raw materials, opens “Interfax” words of Kazakhstan Energy Minister Bolat Akçulakov.
“We were waiting for the official approval of our colleagues from Russia to pass through the territory of the Russian Federation. We have verbal confirmation. First batch, preparation, 20 thousand tons of oil. This is a monthly volume,” Akchulakov said.
The minister also announced that Kazakhstan plans to send the first batch of oil to Germany in January 2023. Astana plans to export a total of 1.5 million tons of raw materials to Germany by the end of this year. However, in the future these volumes may increase to 7 million tons on an annual basis.
11 January President of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan Bolat Akçulakov declarationAstana plans to send the first 20,000 tons of oil to Germany in January. Transportation will be carried out via the Druzhba pipeline. At the same time, he had previously stated that the oil pipeline of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) will continue to be the main route for the export of Kazakh oil this year.