EU Blocks Kazakh LPG Tanks at Border Over Russian Fuel Concerns
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The European Union is preventing liquefied gas tanks from Kazakhstan from crossing the border, fearing Russian fuel is potentially being disguised as a Kazakh product, Orda.kz reports, citing oil and gas industry analyst Oleg Chervinsky.
According to the expert, over a hundred tanks containing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Kazakhstan are currently queued at the Brest-Tsentralny, Brest-Vostochny, and Baranovichi-Tsentralny border checkpoints between Poland and Belarus.
Polish customs is denying entry to Tengizchevroil-produced fuel, demanding documentation proving its origin.
This heightened scrutiny by Polish customs officials stems from the Russian LPG import ban implemented in 2024. Tanks arriving from countries bordering Russia now face intensified inspection.
The image of Kazakhstan as a country helping Russia bypass EU sanctions has played a cruel joke – and EU customs authorities are seriously concerned that Russian LPG will be re-exported under the guise of Kazakh LPG, Oleg Chervinsky explains.
The situation has created a railway tank shortage, which the analyst suggests could impact Tengizchevroil's operations.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Brussels is conducting relevant explanatory work with the European Commissioner for Sanctions, but so far without success, noted Oleg Chervinsky.
Original Author: Nikita Drobny
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