ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 3. At all three oil refineries of KazMunayGas JSC (KMG, the national oil and gas company of Kazakhstan), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is produced not only in accordance with the production program approved by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but also in excess of planned targets, Trend reports.
Thus, from January to October 2023, the Atyrau Oil Refinery, with a plan of 132,919 tons, has already generated nearly 150,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, exceeding the goal by 13 percent.
During the same time period, the Pavlodar Oil Refinery generated over 250,000 tons of gas (an 8 percent increase over the planned 232,775 tons).
In turn, the Shymkent Oil Refinery is doing 13 percent better than expected: since the beginning of the year, the plant has generated nearly 251,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, although the plan called for just 222,571 tons.
The plants of the Kazakhstan's national company produced 11 percent more liquefied petroleum gas than planned.
The total average daily production of LPG at KMG refineries today is about 2,500 tons.