BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. The
implementation of expansion projects at Kazakhstan’s three existing
oil refineries will increase their combined processing capacity
from 17.5 million to 28.8 million tons per year, Chairman of the
Management Board of KazMunayGas (KMG) Askhat Khassenov said at a
government meeting in Astana.


According to the press service of the Kazakh government,
Khassenov outlined the plans for expanding the capacity of the
country’s three major refineries.


“The capacity of the Shymkent Refinery is planned to be
increased from 6 million to 12 million tons of oil per year by
2030, while the Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant will increase its
capacity from 6 million to 9 million tons by 2031. At the Atyrau
Refinery, an efficiency improvement project is being implemented,
with completion scheduled for 2027 and capacity increasing from 5.5
million to 6.1 million tons,” the government said.


As part of the Shymkent Refinery modernization, the throughput
capacity of the Kenkiyak-Atyrau and Kenkiyak-Kumkol main oil
pipelines and the Tekesu station will also be expanded. In
addition, a Shymkent-Almaty product pipeline with a capacity of up
to 3.5 million tons per year is planned to be built.


Kazakhstan plans to increase its total oil refining capacity to
40 million tons per year by 2033. The plans are outlined in the
Concept for the Development of the Oil Refining Industry for
2025-2040.







The concept also envisages increasing the depth of oil refining
from 89% to 94%, raising motor fuel production and further
developing the petrochemical industry. The quality of petroleum
products is also planned to be gradually upgraded from the K4
environmental standard to K5+.


Kazakhstan processed 18.3 million tons of oil in 2024, exceeding
the planned target by 2.23%, while petroleum product output reached
14.75 million tons.


In 2025, oil refining increased to 18.4 million tons, 4.5% above
the plan. Petroleum product production amounted to 15.47 million
tons, exceeding the planned target by 6.3%. In 2026, Kazakhstan
plans to produce 15.49 million tons of petroleum products.