BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. MunaiTas
North-West Pipeline Company LLP transported 5.03 million tons of
oil through the Kenkiyak-Atyrau main oil pipeline in
January-September 2026, up 13% compared to the same period last
year, according to KazTransOil.
Of the total volume, 4.262 million tons of oil were transported
to the domestic market, an increase of 11% compared with the first
nine months of 2025. A total of 768,000 tons of oil were exported,
representing a 32% increase year-on-year, the company said.
Oil freight turnover on the Kenkiyak-Atyrau main oil pipeline
totaled 2.051 billion tonne-kilometers in the first nine months of
2026, up 9% compared with the same period in 2025.
"The growth in operating performance was driven by increased oil
transportation volumes to the domestic market to ensure crude oil
supplies to domestic refineries, as well as higher export volumes
in accordance with the schedule approved by the Ministry of Energy
of the Republic of Kazakhstan," KazTransOil said.
MunaiTas North-West Pipeline Company LLP is a jointly controlled
entity of KazTransOil JSC and CNPC.
KazTransOil is Kazakhstan's national oil pipeline operator,
providing oil transportation services for the domestic market,
transit and exports. The company's main oil pipeline network spans
5,196 kilometers. Oil transportation is supported by 36 pumping
stations, 68 oil heating furnaces, and oil storage facilities with
a total capacity of 1.426 million cubic meters.
The company also operates five railway oil loading and unloading
trestles and equipment for loading oil onto tankers at three
operational berths of the Aktau Sea Oil Terminal.
