Kazakh Refinery Could Lose Russian Supplies After Drone Attack

A refinery in West Kazakhstan Region could face raw material shortages after a drone attack forced a Russian supplier to halt oil processing, Orda.kz reports, citing oilgazKZ.

The Condensat plant in West Kazakhstan Region may face supply problems after Russia’s TANECO refinery, which supplied it with oil and gas condensate, stopped processing oil following the attack.

After fires at Tatneft’s plant in Nizhnekamsk, both primary processing units were shut down. This could become a serious problem for Condensat. Since February 2024, TANECO had supplied oil and gas condensate to the Kazakh plant. Without Russian feedstock, the company had operated at minimal capacity for years.

In June, Condensat planned to process 20,000 tons of raw materials from Russia to produce K-5 class AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline. The first Kazakh-made batch of AI-95, totaling 3,200 tons, had already been sold to Georgia.

Earlier, Orda.kz reported that Condensat is linked to Forbes-listed businessman Serik Dzhunusov. The plant was built in 1997 near Karachaganak. In its early years, the company operated successfully because it was one of the few buyers of unstable Karachaganak gas condensate.

But in 2011, the KPO consortium built its own stabilization complex and gained the ability to export raw materials through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. After that, Condensat lost its former raw material base.

Since then, the company has operated at only 5–15% capacity. Kazakhstan’s oil refining development plan includes the possibility of supplying Condensat with raw materials. This would allow the plant to produce an additional 221,000 tons of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline and 225,000 tons of diesel fuel per year.

Original author: Alexander Zhdanov

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