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Ukraine agrees not to strike Kazakh oil tankers in Black Sea

Ukraine has agreed to refrain from striking certain non-Russian-owned tankers and infrastructure belonging to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which is critical to Kazakhstan's oil exports, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 8, citing an American official.

8 August, 05:30 PM

Kazakhstan bypasses Russia with Tengiz oil exports after Black Sea terminal attack

The Tengizchevroil consortium, or TCO, which operates Kazakhstan’s largest oil field, Tengiz, plans to ship 100,000 metric tons of oil through the Georgian port of Batumi in August, The Moscow Times reported.

5 August, 02:12 PM

Wildberries looks to Russia’s neighbors to avoid Ukrainian drones

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is redirecting goods intended for long-term storage to warehouses in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus after Ukrainian strikes on its logistics hubs, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 11:48 PM

Wildberries expands in Kazakhstan as drone attacks batter Russian warehouses

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is building two warehouse complexes in Kazakhstan covering a combined 260,000 square meters and plans to open them in the first quarter of 2027, The Moscow Times reported.

4 August, 12:42 PM

Russia plans to refine oil in Kazakhstan to ease fuel shortage

Kazakhstan is negotiating with Russia to refine Russian oil at its refineries, with the resulting products to be sold domestically and partly shipped back to Russia, Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry told Reuters on July 30.

30 July, 07:05 PM

Wildberries scrambles for warehouse space in Kazakhstan after devastating drone strikes

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, has launched an urgent search for available warehouse space in Kazakhstan following a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on its domestic logistics network, with the retail giant reportedly prepared to occupy all vacant storage capacity in the country, Russian business daily Kommersant reported on July 29.

29 July, 12:04 PM

Ukraine praises Kazakhstan's call for Putin to freeze war

Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha praised Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's call urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the war, calling it a "realistic, timely, and wise message,” in a post on X on July 26.

26 July, 03:00 PM

Tokayev presses Putin to halt war, warns fighting helps Russia’s adversaries

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Russia’s war against Ukraine must end as soon as possible, Russian media reported on July 25.

25 July, 07:00 PM

Kazakhstan cuts production as Black Sea oil terminal suspends shipments

Kazakhstan’s oil production fell after the Caspian Pipeline Consortium shut its Black Sea terminal near Novorossiysk, the country’s main crude export hub and a recent target of drone attacks, Reuters reported.

23 July, 03:30 PM

Kazakhstan limits border crossings to curb mass fuel smuggling to Russia

Kazakhstan has restricted vehicle entry and exit across its state border to once per day to prevent fuel smuggling, Kazakhstan's Deputy Energy Minister Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev announced, independent media outlet Azattyq Asia reported on July 8.

9 July, 12:30 PM

Kazakhstan cuts output at giant oil field after Ukrainian strike on Russian processing plant

Production of oil and gas condensate at Kazakhstan’s giant Karachaganak field has been limited after last week’s Ukrainian drone attack on Gazprom’s gas processing plant in Orenburg, Russia, Reuters reported on June 30.

30 June, 03:29 PM

Moscow arranges gasoline imports from Kazakhstan as shortages persist

Russia is negotiating with Kazakhstan to import about 50,000 tons of AI-92 gasoline to ease domestic shortages caused by shutdowns at many of its refineries, Reuters reported on June 24.

24 June, 10:56 PM

Putin’s Astana convoy rolls with gunner, EW gear and helicopter cover — video

An armored vehicle with a roof position for a machine gunner and another vehicle that appeared to carry electronic warfare equipment were spotted in Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s motorcade in Astana, Kazakhstan. A helicopter also covered the route from above, Agentstvo.Novosti reported.

28 May, 05:05 PM

Kazakhstan blocks Naftogaz bid to enforce $1.4 billion Gazprom award

Kazakhstan’s Justice Ministry will not help enforce the recovery of about $1.4 billion from Russia’s Gazprom under an arbitration award in Naftogaz’s case, Kazakh Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembayev said, Tengrinews.kz reported.

25 May, 03:05 PM

Kazakhstan court allows Naftogaz to collect $1.4 billion from Gazprom

Naftogaz has secured permission from a court in Kazakhstan to forcibly collect $1.4 billion from Russia’s Gazprom under an international arbitration ruling, Naftogaz Group CEO Serhii Koretskyi said, Liga reported.

21 May, 11:24 AM

Japan turns to Kazakhstan for oil as Middle East supply risks mount

Japan is in talks to purchase Kazakh crude oil, Kazakhstan's national energy company KazMunayGas reported on May 4.

6 May, 01:52 PM

Kazakhstan seeking new route to deliver oil to Germany after Russia stops Druzhba transit

Kazakhstan is considering deliveries of crude oil to Germany through the port in Gdansk following the upcoming stoppage of transit via the Druzhba pipeline from May, rbb24.de reported on April 29.

30 April, 02:25 PM

Russia to pay for 2024 downing of Azerbaijan Airlines plane

Russia has agreed to pay compensation to victims and the families of those killed when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was shot down by Russian air defenses in late 2024, Russian and Azeri foreign ministries said in a joint statement on April 15.

15 April, 11:05 PM

Kazakhstan drops Russian firms from major power plant projects

Kazakhstan has decided to exclude Russian companies from the construction of three new thermal power plants in Kokshetau, Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk, The Moscow Times reported on April 7.

7 April, 09:33 PM

U.S. extends Russian oil transit to China, keeping a key sanctions loophole open

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has extended a license allowing the transit of Russian oil to China through Kazakhstan until March 19, 2027, Interfax reported, citing Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry.

1 April, 10:50 AM

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