Kazakh Shymkent oil refinery resumes ops
Kazakh Shymkent refinery has resumed oil production, Kazinform
news agency reported with the reference to refinery's owner
PetroKazakhstan company.
"Today the Shymkent refinery put in operation the primary oil
distillation unit and started oil production," the company
said.
The Shymkent refinery has been under maintenance since October
8.
According to the filling station owners, stoppage of the Shymkent refinery resulted in lack of fuel in South Kazakhstan region.
Currently Kazakhstan has three oil refineries: Shymkent refinery, Atyrau refinery and Pavlodar petrochemical plant.