Kazakhstan Oil Refinery to Process Russian Crude and Export Fuel Back to Russia
2 sources across 2 countries · Latvia · Ukraine
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- Meduza
- Kyiv Independent
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The Kondensat oil refinery in western Kazakhstan will process Russian crude oil and send 70 percent of its gasoline and diesel output back to Russia. Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov announced the agreement on August 25, stating that 30 percent of the produced fuel will remain in Kazakhstan. The refinery is 50 percent owned by Russian interests. According to Akkenzhenov, there are no sanctions preventing this arrangement.
The agreement comes as Russia faces fuel shortages and rising prices in regions including Moscow and St. Petersburg. These shortages follow a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure. Reports indicate that Ukrainian forces have targeted facilities such as the Afipsky Oil Refinery in southern Russia and the Omsk refinery, which is Russia's largest by refining capacity and is located in a region bordering Kazakhstan.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- The center-left lean outlet focused more on the domestic impact within Russia, specifically highlighting the resulting fuel scarcity and price increases for Russian citizens.
- Centre
- The center lean outlet framed the event within the broader context of Ukraine's strategic military campaign to hinder Russia's war effort by targeting infrastructure.
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