KazTransOil JSC released its operating results for the first nine months of 2026 on October 12. Two figures matter most for the China link. Oil transshipped into the Atasu–Alashankou trunk oil pipeline came to 8 million 525 thousand tonnes, up 3% from the same period in 2025. Of that, exports of Kazakh oil on this route were 984 thousand tonnes, up 26%.
Keep the two lines apart. The 8.525 million tonnes is everything loaded into Atasu–Alashankou. The 984 thousand tonnes is only Kazakh crude exported on that route. Export growth is much faster than total transshipment, so the mix is shifting, not just scaling.
On the pipeline system of Kazakhstan–China Pipeline LLP, 14 million 807 thousand tonnes moved in the same nine months, up 2%, with freight turnover of 13 billion 404 million tonne-kilometres, up 4%. The KCP system is wider than the single Atasu–Alashankou string, so these totals should not be added to or subtracted from the Atasu–Alashankou transshipment figure.
On a consolidated basis, oil transportation and petroleum products transshipment reached 35 million 809 thousand tonnes, up 3%. Through KazTransOil’s own trunk system the company moved 34 million 392 thousand tonnes, up 4%. Deliveries to Kazakhstan’s refineries were 13 million 796 thousand tonnes, including 4 million 207 thousand tonnes to PetroKazakhstan Oil Products LLP (Shymkent), 4 million 864 thousand tonnes to the Pavlodar petrochemical plant, 4 million 65 thousand tonnes to the Atyrau refinery and 660 thousand tonnes to JV CASPI BITUM LLP.
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The same release lists other export outlets side by side: 3 million 570 thousand tonnes into the Caspian Pipeline Consortium-K system, up 42%; 2 million 608 thousand tonnes loaded onto tankers at the Port of Aktau using KazTransOil facilities, up 7%, of which 1 million 164 thousand tonnes went toward Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan, up 24%. Those are parallel metrics, not a breakdown of the China route.
KazTransOil is the national operator of the main oil pipeline system and a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC. It owns about 5,200 km of trunk lines and also operates pipelines for third parties. The release does not give contract prices for China-bound crude, tariffs or progress against an annual target. Tonnages and growth rates were checked against the company’s Russian press release and the English version filed on KASE the same day. Where media paraphrases diverge from the issuer’s disclosure, the company documents govern.
Sources:
KazTransOil JSC press release (primary, Russian), https://kaztransoil.kz/ru/press-centre/novosti/6254-ao-kaztransoyl-uvelichilo-obemy-transportirovki-nefti-za-devyat-mesyatsev-2026-goda
KASE English press release (primary), https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZTO/kzto_relizs__121026_eng.pdf
Kazakhstan Today, https://www.kt.kz/rus/ekonomika/eksport_kazahstanskoy_nefti_v_kitay_po_marshrutu_atasu_-_1378001948.html
Interfax-Kazakhstan, https://www.interfax.kz/en/news/83105
BAQ.kz, https://rus.baq.kz/eksport-kazahstanskoy-nefti-v-storonu-kitaya-vyros-na-26-320048888/
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Key facts
- In January–September 2026, the Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline transshipped 8.525 million tonnes of crude oil into the Atasu–Alashankou trunk line, up 3% year on year.
- During the same period, 0.984 million tonnes of Kazakhstan-produced crude oil were exported via the Atasu–Alashankou route, up 26% year on year.
- During the same period, the Kazakhstan–China Pipeline Company's system transported 14.807 million tonnes of oil, up 2% year on year.
- On the Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline's consolidated basis, crude oil transportation and oil product transshipments totaled 35.809 million tonnes, up 3% year on year.
- The Caspian Pipeline Consortium's K system transshipped 3.57 million tonnes, up 42% year on year.
- Aktau Port loaded 2.608 million tonnes onto ships using Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline facilities, up 7% year on year.
FAQ
How much crude oil was transshipped into the Atasu–Alashankou trunk line in January–September 2026?
The Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline transshipped 8.525 million tonnes of crude oil into the Atasu–Alashankou trunk line, up 3% year on year.
How much Kazakhstan-produced crude oil was exported via that route?
A total of 0.984 million tonnes of Kazakhstan-produced crude oil were exported via the Atasu–Alashankou route, up 26% year on year.
What was the system-wide oil throughput of the Kazakhstan–China Pipeline Company during the same period?
The Kazakhstan–China Pipeline Company's system transported 14.807 million tonnes of oil during the same period, up 2% year on year.
On a consolidated basis, what was the Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline's combined crude oil transportation and oil product transshipment volume?
On the Kazakhstan–China Crude Oil Pipeline's consolidated basis, crude oil transportation and oil product transshipments totaled 35.809 million tonnes, up 3% year on year.
Does the release disclose the contract price for China-bound shipments or the pipeline transportation tariff?
The release did not disclose the contract price for China-bound shipments, the pipeline transportation tariff, or the annual target completion rate.