ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 17. KazTransOil’s
Board of Directors has approved the opening of its first EU branch
in Poland to manage Kazakh oil transit and strengthen energy ties
with Europe, especially with Germany, Trend reports via the Kazakh Ministry of
Energy.
The new branch is expected to safeguard the company’s interests
in Poland and participate in organizing the transportation of
Kazakh oil through pipeline systems of other countries, including
transit via Belarus. It will also handle accounting operations for
the reception and delivery of Kazakh oil at the “Adamova Zastava”
point in Poland for subsequent supplies to European countries.
The project is of strategic importance for ensuring stable oil
supplies to Germany, including deliveries to the oil refinery in
Schwedt. The branch’s opening is also aimed at developing
international alternative oil transportation routes, increasing
supply reliability, and strengthening Kazakhstan’s position in the
global energy market.
Earlier, in December, Kazakhstan agreed to redirect 58,000 tons
of oil from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) system via the
port of Aktau to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, while
increasing shipments to China and Russia. The move follows recent
disruptions, including an attack on CPC’s marine facilities at the
port of Novorossiysk in late November, which temporarily took key
infrastructure out of service.
