ALMATY – KazTransOil has announced changes to its tariffs for oil transportation through Kazakhstan’s main pipeline system, effective from March 1, reported the company’s press service on Feb. 2.
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Unloading oil from rail tank cars at the T. Kasymov pumping station will now cost 1,715.05 tenge (US$3.65) per ton, reflecting an increase of 969 tenge (US$2.06).
Transshipment of oil at the same pumping station into the Kenkiyak–Atyrau pipeline will be set at 80.99 tenge (US$0.17) per ton, or 0.8%. Loading oil into rail tank cars at the Shagyr oil loading rack will rise to 517 tenge (US$1.1) per ton, up 236 tenge (US$0.5), or 84%.
In addition, the cost of transporting Russian-origin oil through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan will change. The overall transportation fee will increase to $28.02 per ton. Meanwhile, loading oil into rail tank cars at the Shagyr oil loading point will now cost $0.96 per ton, up $0.12, or 14%.
In 2025, KazTransOil transported a total of 45.12 million tons of oil through its central pipeline system, marking a 1% increase over 2024 and setting a seven-year record. The main pipeline system reported a freight turnover of 36.002 billion ton-kilometers in 2025, up 1% from the previous year, while the company’s consolidated oil freight turnover reached 46.057 billion ton-kilometers, representing a 2% increase compared to 2024.
