Kazakhstan increases oil exports bypassing Russia

13.04.2026

Kazakhstan plans to increase oil shipments from the Aktau port toward the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 140–150 thousand tonnes in April 2026. According to Reuters sources, this is 16% higher than March figures, when supply volumes reached 124.5 thousand tonnes.

The bulk of the pumping along the trans-Caspian route will be...