According to the Ministry of Energy, Kazakhstan will examine whether it is possible to build an oil pipeline at the bottom of the Caspian Sea, although, in July 2023, KazMunayGas said that neither the company nor its partners were considering this option.
In addition, authorities are weighing the possibility of building an oil pipeline from Atyrau to Kuryk.
«We can increase our oil exports to 7 million tons per year by the Caspian Sea, which meets the current capacity of the port of Aktau. This would require about 10 new oil tankers with a deadweight of 12,000 tons...