«Газпром» повысит переработку казахстанского газа в Оренбурге

: LPG, Natural gas
22/06/17

Завод «Газпрома» в Оренбурге в 2022-2023 будет поэтапно увеличивать переработку газа с казахстанского месторождения Карачаганак. Казахстанская газотранспортная компания QazaqGaz (ранее — «Казтрансгаз») и «Газпром» зафиксировали соответствующие договоренности в пятницу на полях Петербургского международного экономического форума (ПМЭФ).

Ранее у партнеров уже был договор о переработке в Оренбурге 8,1 млрд м³ газа с Карачаганака в 2022 г. Новый договор предусматривает переработку еще 570 тыс. м³ газа сверх этого объема в текущем году, такое увеличение поставок предусмотрено с 1 июля, сообщил Argus источник, знакомый с деталями соглашения. В 2023 г. объем прокачки газа в Оренбург снова возрастет, до 9,33 млрд м³.

Карачаганакское нефтегазоконденсатное месторождение расположено в Аксайском районе Уральской области Казахстана в 130 км от Оренбургского ГПЗ.

Договор на поставки газа с Карачаганака в Оренбург подписан между предприятием «Газпром переработка» и компанией «КазРосГаз» - совместным казахстанско-российским предприятием, в котором QazaqGaz управляет долей государственной компании «Казмунайгаз». Это предприятие создано на паритетной основе для покупки газа Карачаганакского месторождения, его переработки на Оренбургском ГПЗ и продажи товарной продукции потребителям Казахстана.

«Газпром» и QazaqGaz в пятницу также подписали меморандум о сотрудничестве, согласно которому объем переработки газа с Карачаганака на Оренбургском ГПЗ в перспективе возрастет до 11 млрд м³.

Собственником QazaqGaz является «Казмунайгаз». В марте 2021 г. QazaqGaz был переведен в прямое подчинение государственному фонду «Самрук-Казына» путем передачи в доверительное управление без смены владельца. «Самрук-Казына» контролирует 90,4% акций «Казмунайгаза».

Анастасия Красинская

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Актуальные вопросы топливных рынков стран Каспия и Центральной Азии будут рассмотрены на конференции «Argus Нефтегазовый рынок Казахстана и Центральной Азии 2022» 30 июня – 1 июля в Алма-Ате, Казахстан.

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