Kazakhstan may increase oil supplies to Uzbekistan

At the end of 2022, Uzbekistan accounted for 0.13% of the total volume of Kazakh oil exports. Also, the issue of increasing oil supplies was discussed between representatives of Uzbekistan and subsoil users of Kazakhstan.

“In accordance with the agreement on the transit of 300 thousand tons of Russian oil through the territory of Kazakhstan, 79 thousand tons have been delivered since the beginning of the year. At the same time, the export of Kazakh oil to Uzbekistan in 2022 amounted to 87 thousand tons, and according to the results of nine months of this year – 46 thousand tons,” explained the Ministry of Energy.

The day before, Vedomosti reported that Kazakhstan had reduced the shipment of oil to Uzbekistan by rail to a minimum. The place of Kazakh oil was taken by cheaper Russian oil, whose supplies to the republic over the six months of this year increased more than 5 times, to 1.2 million tons.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-August 2023, imports of oil and petroleum products to Uzbekistan increased by almost 48%, amounting to $1.09 billion.