Kazakh authorities plans to halt the export of certain types of petroleum products by all types of transport from the country outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) by all types of transport for twenty-one months.
Zakon.kz says that in accordance with the order issued by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, the ban will come into effect from April 8, 2023 and will be valid through December 31, 2024.
The list of petroleum products prohibited or restricted for export reportedly includes light distillates (gasoline), aviation kerosene, diesel fuel, gas oils (gasoline), and petroleum bitumen.
The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan does not specify the reason for this decision.
Recall, Kazakh authorities halted the export of gasoline, diesel fuel and certain types of petroleum products from the country by all types of transport for four months in February this year.
The ban does not apply to the delivery of lubricating oils, liquid fuel, and aviation fuel for research work as well as petroleum products in the gas tanks provided by the manufacturer of motor vehicles.
Earlier, on January 20, the Kazakh authorities extended the ban on the export of petroleum products by road that was introduced in July last year for six months.
This measure of the Kazakh authorities is unlikely to have any noticeable effect on the delivery of these types of petroleum products to Tajikistan and accordingly on their prices in the country, because they are delivered from Kazakhstan in small volumes. Last year, Kazakhstan accounted for only about 7.0 percent in an overall volume of these types of petroleum products imported into Tajikistan last year.
Tajikistan delivers gasoline and diesel fuel mostly from the Russian Federation, which accounts for almost 86percent of Tajikistan gasoline and diesel fuel imports.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan provides the bulk of Tajikistan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. Last year, Kazakhstan reportedly accounted for more than 84 percent of the country’s overall LNG imports.
