Kazakhstan to prolong ban on petroleum, oil, lubricants export in 2013

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 15 / Trend E. Kosolapova/

Kazakhstan will prolong a ban on petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) export in 2013, Kazinform quoted deputy head of KazMunaiGas Processing and Marketing's department of petroleum products marketing Talgat Bukobaev as saying.

"As you know, export of petroleum products from Kazakhstan is banned until the end of this year. According to the information, the ban will be extended in the next year too," Bukobaev said at the International Conference and Exhibition in Astana.

Kazakhstan imposed a ban on POL export before sowing work in May 2010. Later the ban was prolonged several times.