BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 3. Production of
light and medium sour crude in Kazakhstan reached 1.753 million
barrels per day (bpd) in 2025, accounting for 83.6% of the
country's total oil output, according to the Eni World Energy
Review 2026.
For comparison, output in this category stood at 1.335 million
bpd in 2015, representing 78.8% of total production. In the
intervening years, production of light and medium sour crude
fluctuated, reaching 1.585 million bpd in 2019, 1.469 million bpd
in 2020, 1.495 million bpd in 2021, 1.475 million bpd in 2022,
1.573 million bpd in 2023, and 1.519 million bpd in 2024.
Meanwhile, ultra-light oil production amounted to 273,000 bpd in
2025, accounting for 13% of the country's total output. In 2015,
production in this category stood at 285,000 bpd, or 16.8%.
Production of medium and medium sour crude stood at 71,000 bpd
in 2025, accounting for 3.4% of total output, compared to 74,000
bpd, or 4.4%, in 2015.
Overall, Kazakhstan's total oil production reached 2.098 million
bpd in 2025, compared to 1.694 million bpd in 2015. Light and
medium sour crude accounted for the largest share of the country's
output, with its contribution increasing from 78.8% in 2015 to
83.6% in 2025.
