Uzbekistan to use Kazakh oil pipe to import hydrocarbons

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan reached an agreement on use of oil pipeline “Omsk-Pavlodar-Chimkent” to import oil, the chairperson of Uzbekneftegaz Alisher Sultanov said.

He underlined that Uzbekneftegaz held negotiations with Kazakh companies such as Kazmunaygaz, Kaztransgaz and Kaztransoil.

Alisher Sultanov said the main agreement, which was achieved at the talks, was use of oil pipeline “Omsk-Pavlodar-Chimkent” to import raw oil to Uzbek refineries.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov underlined that Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan reached the agreement on supply of oil. He expressed gratitude to the Kazakh side for assistance.

Uzbek Foreign Minister said that Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan do not compete each other. He said that economies of two states fulfill each other.

It is worth to mention that Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and Uzbekneftegaz signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in oil and gas industry within the visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Kazakhstan.

The document is directed at strengthening cooperation between two states in the oil and gas industry.