ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 12. The consolidated volume of oil transportation and transshipment of petroleum products by KazTransOil (the national operator of Kazakhstan's main oil pipeline) amounted to 23.2 million tons from January through June 2024, which is 1.086 million tons, or 5 percent, more than the figure for the first half of 2023, the company told Trend.
At the same time, 22.265 million tons of oil were transported separately through the main oil pipeline system of KazTransOil, which is 912,000 tons, or 4 percent, more than in the first half of 2023.
In the reporting period, 9.127 million tons of oil were transported through the oil pipeline system of Kazakhstan-China Pipeline LLP, which is 161,000 tons less than in the first half of 2023. Oil cargo turnover amounted to 8.219 billion ton-kilometers, which is 112 million ton-kilometers less year-on-year.
In addition, in the first half of 2024, the volume of oil transportation through the oil pipeline of MunaiTas NWPC LLP remained at the level of the same period in 2023 and amounted to 2.735 million tons. Oil cargo turnover increased by 15 million ton-kilometers, amounting to 1.117 billion ton-kilometers.
Moreover, for the Batumi Oil Terminal LLC group of companies, the volume of transshipment of oil, oil products and gas amounted to 953,000 tons, which is 175,000 tons more than in the first half of 2023.