KazTransOil Announces Updated Tariffs for Oil Transportation
KazTransOil has announced revisions to its tariffs for oil transportation via Kazakhstan’s main pipeline system, effective March 1, 2026, the company’s press service reported.
Under the new tariff structure, unloading oil from rail tank cars at the T. Kasymov pumping station will be set at 1,715.05 tenge (US$3.65) per ton, reflecting an increase of 969 tenge (US$2.06). Transshipment of oil at the same station into the Kenkiyak–Atyrau pipeline will be 80.99 tenge (US$0.17) per ton, equivalent to 0.8%. Loading oil into rail tank cars at the Shagyr oil loading rack will rise to 517 tenge (US$1.10) per ton, an increase of 236 tenge (US$0.50), or 84%.
For oil of Russian origin transported through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, the total transportation fee will increase to $28.02 per ton. Loading at the Shagyr oil loading point will now cost $0.96 per ton, up $0.12, or 14%.
In 2025, KazTransOil transported 45.12 million tons of oil through its central pipeline system, a 1% increase compared to 2024, setting a seven-year record. Freight turnover on the main pipeline system reached 36.002 billion ton-kilometers, up 1% year-on-year, while consolidated oil freight turnover totaled 46.057 billion ton-kilometers, a 2% increase over 2024.
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