Kazakhstan to increase oil refining capacity to 39 mln tonnes by 2040


By AidanaGou Hongjing

ALMATY, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan plans to raise its oil refining capacity from 18 million to 39 million tonnes by 2040, the country's Ministry of Energy said Friday.

Speaking at Kazakhstan Energy Week 2025 and the 16th KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Talgat Makuov, deputy director of the ministry's oil transportation and refining department, presented the 2025-2040 development concept for the sector.

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