Energy minister: Kazakhstan can supply up to 10M tons of oil to China

Kazakhstan can supply up to 10 million tons of oil to China, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev said, Report informs referring to Kazakh media.

“Currently Kazakhstan supplies a small volume - just over 1 million tons, but the country has additional export opportunities. China raised the issue of guaranteeing oil volumes. We reported that we can additionally supply up to 10 million tons per year,” he said.

The minister also noted that Kazakhstan and China are discussing a project to expand sections of the Kenkiyak-Atyrau and Kenkiyak-Kumkol oil pipelines, which will allow oil to be sent from the western regions of the country.