Ministry of Energy adjusted schedule for oil transportation for January 2020
The scheduled volume of export for Kazakhstani producers in the direction of China was reduced, Strategy2050.kz reports referring to the press service of “KazTransOil”.
“KazTransOil” JSC in the process of crude oil acceptance into the trunk pipeline system from “CNPC-Aktobemunaygas” JSC at the result of crude oil quality tests detected an excess of organochlorine compounds in the fractions boiling up below 204°С.
“KazTransOil” stopped the acceptance of crude oil from "CNPC-Aktobemunaygas" on the same day until the issue of delivered crude oil quality is resolved.
As of January 22, 2020, the acceptance of crude oil from "CNPC-Aktobemunaygas" JSC was not restarted. "CNPC-Aktobemunaigas" is preparing a storage tank for loading clean crude oil for delivery to the trunk oil pipelines' system of "KazTransOil".
The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, given the decline in volume of oil delivery for transportation through trunk oil pipeline’s system, adjusted the schedule for oil transportation to the refineries of Kazakhstan and for export for January of 2020. In particular, the scheduled volume of export for Kazakhstani producers in the direction of China was reduced. Exempt volume of crude oil is redirected to supply PKOP (Shymkent Refinery). The schedule of crude oil supply to Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant has also been changed.
Currently, the transportation of crude oil by trunk oil pipelines' system is carried out in accordance with the adjusted schedule.
