ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Could 6. Aktobe Refinery in
Kazakhstan is weighing its choices to unfold its wings in overseas
markets, nevertheless it’s not all easy crusing because it grapples with a number
of hurdles which are throwing a wrench within the works of trade
progress.
Normal Director of Aktobe Refinery Timur Batrymbetov spoke to
Development in an
unique interview on the sidelines of the Caspian and Central
Asian Discussion board on Oil Commerce and Logistics in Baku.
As he identified, one of many primary subjects of debate is the
place of Kazakh producers of marine gasoline within the Caspian area
markets.
“Our marine gasoline is understood for its prime quality – it meets
worldwide requirements, together with sulfur content material not larger than
0.1 p.c,” Batrymbetov stated.
Nonetheless, he added that in recent times, Kazakh producers have
been dropping their positions within the markets of Russia and
Kyrgyzstan, that are saturated with low-cost Russian diesel gasoline.
“We merely can not compete with dumping costs, and this
complicates the gross sales of our product,” he defined.
To unravel this downside, Aktobe Refinery is contemplating new gross sales
channels by the port of Aktau and cooperation with native
bunkerers within the Caspian area. Batrymbetov expressed confidence
that Kazakhstan can occupy its area of interest in these markets by providing
high quality gasoline that meets worldwide requirements.
As well as, Batrymbetov touched on the significance of presidency
initiatives to assist non-public refiners. He stated that restrictions
have been positioned on the export of Kazakhstani straight-run
gasoline, limiting alternatives to increase overseas commerce.
“We produce straight-run gasoline, however its export in Kazakhstan
is prohibited. I feel it will be affordable to permit its export
upon fee of state obligation, as it’s finished in Russia,” he
emphasised.
In Russia, Batrymbetov stated, such crops can provide merchandise to
Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan, for instance, by paying the obligation, which
would contribute to extra environment friendly improvement of the trade, he
stated. As well as, the plant is actively growing the export of
gasoline oil, which has already established itself as a premium product
within the Azerbaijani market.
“Our gasoline oil is well-known in Azerbaijan as a result of its high quality –
low sulfur content material (as much as 0.5 p.c) and solidification
temperature of minus 35 levels Celsius,” stated the overall director
of the refinery.
He stated that the Caspian and Central Asian Discussion board held the primary
enterprise negotiations with Azerbaijani firms, together with models
of state oil firm SOCAR, to increase cooperation.
“Now we’re negotiating with SOCAR, and we imagine that our
cooperation might be mutually helpful,” Batrymbetov stated,
emphasizing that cooperation with Azerbaijani firms and merchants
utilizing SOCAR’s infrastructure is already actively unfolding.
In keeping with him, the plant’s merchandise are delivered to the
ports of Kulevi and Batumi, which opens up extra alternatives
for increasing presence within the Caspian area markets.
As luck would have it, within the face of powerful instances and worth
wars, Kazakhstani refineries like Aktobe Refinery are rolling up
their sleeves and searching for contemporary avenues to solidify their
foothold in overseas markets and broaden their export horizons.
Batrymbetov expressed hope that the Kazakh authorities will revise
some guidelines and assist home producers, creating extra versatile
circumstances for the event of oil refining within the nation.
