Kazakhstan extends fuel export ban to prevent its domestic deficit

ASTANA. June 30. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ "Kazakhstan has extended fuel export ban in order to avoid its deficit domestically," Vice Minister of Oil and Gas of Kazakhstan Lyazzat Kiinov told journalists following the Parliament's joint sitting.

The reason to prolong the fuel export is to prevent petroleum gap for the Pavlodar refinery is closed for repairs and harvesting operations the countrywide.