Kazakhstan Introduces Restrictions on Entry of Vehicles From Neighboring Countries Due to 'Gray' Export of Fuel
Authorities are targeting vehicles with extra fuel tanks as border checkpoints stopped 61 export attempts in two days, officials said.
- Kazakhstan restricted vehicle border entry to once daily, with authorities stopping 61 attempts to export more than 3 tons of fuel in additional tanks and canisters over two days.
- The crackdown follows a severe fuel crisis in Russia, where Ukrainian strikes have disabled 42.7% of total oil refining capacity, leaving more than 90% of Russian regions facing rationing.
- In Uralsk, AI-95 gasoline costs around 45 rubles versus roughly 74 rubles in Russia, prompting Deputy Energy Minister Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev to announce a crackdown on 'gray' export vehicles.
- Demand has surged in border regions including West Kazakhstan, Aktobe, and Pavlodar, though Kazakhstan remains Central Asia's largest fuel producer while relying on Russian imports to cover domestic shortfalls.
- Meanwhile, Russia has banned diesel exports until July 31 to bolster domestic supplies, as 10 refineries were compromised within a 30-day period and six halted operations entirely.
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Kazakhstan has set up over 50 checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation to prevent fuel exports. Kazakhstan has set up 59 police posts on the border with the Russian Federation to control fuel exports. Since the beginning of the year, 255 cases of illegal equipment of vehicles with additional tanks have been identified.
Amid the fuel crisis, Russians have begun refueling in neighboring countries. Kazakhstan has limited border crossings for vehicles to one per day in order to curb the massive export of fuel from the country, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Azattyq Asia. According to the government's decision, cars and trucks from neighboring countries are now allowed to cross the Kazakh border no more than once per day. "Neither trucks nor cars will be allowed to en…
The authorities of Kazakhstan have restricted the entry of goods and passenger transport from neighbouring countries to combat the illegal export of fuel.
Kazakhstan moves to stop ‘gray’ fuel exports — border agents are tracking vehicles fitted with extra fuel tanks
Kazakhstan is moving to stop the illegal export of fuel across its borders as neighboring Russia faces a shortage of gasoline and diesel, the Kazakh news outlet TengriNews reported.
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