There are no technical restrictions on the supply of Kazakh oil to Germany, partners from both sides continue commercial negotiations, Kazakh Deputy Minister of Energy Askhat Khasenov said at a press conference, Report informs referring to Sputnik-Kazakhstan.
It was previously planned that oil from Kazakhstan would be sent to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline in early February, but they have not yet been launched, he noted.
“This volume for February is stated in the transportation schedule. Today, negotiations are underway between the buyer and the supplier of oil. There are no technical restrictions. During the first negotiations, historically, a lot of questions arise, they require a certain amount of time. That is, we don’t see any restrictions until the end of February,” Khasenov added.
At the end of last year, Transneft announced that it had received an application from KazTransOil for a reserve of additional capacity of the Druzhba oil pipeline for transit to Germany for 1.2 million tons for 2023. This information was also confirmed in Kazakhstan. It was clarified that 300,000 tons is expected to be pumped in the first quarter, including 20,000 tons in January alone.