Kazakhstan, Astana, Jan.28 / Trend, D. Muhtarov /
In 2012, production of oil and oil and gas condensate in Kazakhstan amounted to 79.2 million tons, Minister of Oil and Gas of Kazakhstan Sauat Mynbayev told reporters on Monday.
The volume of exports of oil and gas condensate amounted to 68.616 million tons last year.
Some 15.4 million tons were exported towards Atyrau-Samara, while 0.838 million tons of gas condensate were sent towards the Orenburg gas processing plant. Some 27.9 million tons were exported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline; via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline to China, 10.4 million tons were exported. Some 7.06 million tons were exported through sea port in Aktau during the reporting period, by rail - 6.97 million tons were exported.
According to Mynbayev, in 2012, 14.2 million tons of oil (3.6% more than in 2011) were processed in Kazakhstan's three oil refineries.