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Kazakhstan · asset class
Pipelines in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 45 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 25th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 1.0% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 34 operating and 11 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are QazaqGaz (25), KazTransOil JSC (11) and AstanaGaz KMG JSC (3) — QazaqGaz alone is named on 56% of them. Half of Kazakhstan's pipelines in service predate 2006 (median commissioning year of the 28 with a known date), 7 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ozen-Zhetybay-Aktau Oil Pipeline — I, dating from 1966. 11 are in the pipeline, led by Saryarka Gas Pipeline — Phase II (Astana-Kokshetau Gas Pipeline), proposed. They account for 16% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Kazakhstan.
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Who owns Kazakhstan's pipelines
- QazaqGaz25 56%
- KazTransOil JSC11 24%
- AstanaGaz KMG JSC3 7%
- Kazakhstan-China Pipeline LLP2 4%
- MunayTas North-West Pipeline Company LLP2 4%
- UCC Holding2 4%
- Gazprom PJSC1 2%
- Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V.1 2%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1970s3
- 1980s3
- 1990s2
- 2000s7
- 2010s7
- 2020s4
Median commissioning year 2006 · oldest Ozen-Zhetybay-Aktau Oil Pipeline — I (1966) · newest Almaty-Bayserke-Talgar Gas Pipeline — II (2024) · 28 of 45 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Saryarka Gas Pipeline — Phase II (Astana-Kokshetau Gas Pipeline)2025 · proposed
- Saryarka Gas Pipeline — Phase III (Kokshetau-Petropavlovsk Gas Pipeline)2025 · proposed
- Bukhara-Ural Gas Pipeline — CS 14-Aktobe III2025 · construction
- Beineu-Bozoy-Shymkent Gas Pipeline — II2026 · construction
- Zhanaozen-Zhetybay-Aktau Gas Pipeline — IVproposed
- Taldykorgan-Usharal Gas Pipeline2025 · construction
- Aktobe-Kostanay Gas Pipeline2028 · proposed
- Karachaganak-Uralsk Gas Pipeline — II2028 · proposed
- Eskene-Kuryk Oil Pipelineproposed
- Kazakhstan-China Oil Pipeline — Kenkiyak-Kumkol II2029 · proposed
- Kenkiyak-Atyrau Oil Pipeline — II2029 · proposed
How Kazakhstan compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 22. Spain51
- 23. Indonesia50
- 24. Poland47
- 25. Kazakhstan45
- 26. Nigeria40
- 27. United Kingdom36
- 28. Thailand36
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Kazakhstan?
- OverWatts maps 45 pipelines in Kazakhstan — 1.0% of the world's mapped total, the 25th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Kazakhstan?
- QazaqGaz is named as owner or operator on the most — 25 of 45 (56%). Next are KazTransOil JSC (11), AstanaGaz KMG JSC (3) and Kazakhstan-China Pipeline LLP (2).
- How old are Kazakhstan's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2006, across the 28 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Ozen-Zhetybay-Aktau Oil Pipeline — I (1966); 7 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Kazakhstan?
- 11 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Saryarka Gas Pipeline — Phase II (Astana-Kokshetau Gas Pipeline), Saryarka Gas Pipeline — Phase III (Kokshetau-Petropavlovsk Gas Pipeline) and Bukhara-Ural Gas Pipeline — CS 14-Aktobe III.