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Kazakhstan Plans to Raise Oil Refining Capacity to Nearly 30 Million Tonnes by 2031

By Ayana Birbayeva  on 25 September 2026

ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase the combined capacity of its three existing oil refineries from 17.5 million to 28.8 million tonnes per year as the government moves to meet growing domestic demand for petroleum products and considers construction of a fourth refinery. The plans were discussed at a...