Kazakhstan's new energy electric vehicle and charging pile brand market share refers to the share and ranking of different brands of electric vehicles and charging piles in the Kazakhstan market.
Should Kazakhstan adopt an energy security strategy?
Global trend of tightening carbon regulation presents yet another impetus for broader modernization and systemic reforms of energy sector in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan should articulate and adopt an official Energy Security Strategy document, guided by these general observations.
Are Kazakhstan's crude oil barrels the most expensive in the world?
2023 S&P Global. Kazakhstan's barrels are not the most expensive in the world to produce, but most of its “new” barrels still lie at the high end of the global cost curve. Notes: Ranking as of third quarter 2023 for 30 largest crude oil producers in 2022.
Is the Kazakhstan-China pipeline a good option for Kazakh oil exports?
The Kazakhstan-China Pipeline (KCP) was main non-Russian route for Kazakh oil exports in 2022. – KCP remains substantially underutilized, as it tends to yield relatively unattractive netbacks given fixed China border price at discount to an international benchmark and provides access to one market (and buyer).
Diesel is the single largest component (product) in Kazakhstan's refinery slate and in its domestic consumption balance; widely consumed within Kazakhstan, diesel is used across many economic sectors, while transportation (trucking) is the single largest consumer. Kazakhstan remained a (small) net importer of diesel each year during 2016-22.
Is Kazakh ready to transition to market-based refined product prices?
Kazakh authorities remain officially committed to a gradual transition to market-based refined product prices, in keeping with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) goal of launching a common market in oil and refined products in 2025 (e.g. raising the ceiling on gasoline and diesel prices).