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The Company accounts for 65% of overall oil transportation, 100% of gas transportation, 50% of tanker transportation in Kazakhstan. 100 per cent of the Company’s shares belong to the National Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna.

Earlier Tengrinews.kz reported that In January – July 2011 petrol production in Kazakhstan had dropped 16% as compared to the like period of 2010.

A total of 2.1 million tons of crude were processed in the H1 2011, 300 000 tons down as compared to the like period of 2010: refinery Vice Director General Evgenyi Dvurekov.

In terms of gold production we have set a goal to produce 70 tons a year. We will be the 2nd after Russia in the post-soviet space: Nazarbayev.

The project could be implemented either solely by the state or in partnership with private investors: Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technology Asset Issekeshev.

Pavlodar refinery is capable of producing 7.5 million tons of oil a year. The facility was constructed in 1978 and is currently owned by Refinary Company RT (KazMunaiGas subsidiary) (58%) and Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund (42%).

According to the Minister, there are a total of 35 oil refineries: 3 large-scaled ones and 32 minor facilities.

The problem of fuel deficiency in Kazakhstan will be solved after implementation of the Complex plan of oil refineries development in 2009-2015.

Kazakhstan-based three oil refineries process a bit over 13 million tons a year. Plans are there to increase oil processing up to 17 million tons by 2015.