Kazakhstan’s 40 Million-Ton Refining Goal Hinges on Domestic Market Incentives, Expert Says

<p>The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.</p> <p>ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s ambition to increase oil refining capacity to 40 million tons a year will require more than expanding existing plants and building a new refinery. The country will also need to address the economic incentives that currently make crude exports more attractive than supplying some oil to domestic refineries, Executive Director of Energy&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://astanatimes.com/2026/09/kazakhstans-40-million-ton-refining-goal-hinges-on-domestic-market-incentives-expert-says/">Kazakhstan’s 40 Million-Ton Refining Goal Hinges on Domestic Market Incentives, Expert Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://astanatimes.com">The Astana Times</a>.</p>