SEPT. 23 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) — Kazakhstan is facing a petrol shortage because demand from industry and agriculture is overwhelming production, the head of the Kazakh Fuel Association Ashim Abdrakhmetov told reporters. Mr Abdrakhmetov said shortages are likely to worsen this year when one of Kazakhstan’s three refineries closes for an upgrade.
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(News report from Issue No. 153, published on Sept. 25 2013)
AUG. 21 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) — Petrol stations in Uzbekistan have restricted fuel sales to counter a reported shortage, media reported. The shortages haven’t been adequately explained but may be due to stockpiling. A website linked to the government said fuel prices, normally controlled, may soon shoot upwards.
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(News report from Issue No. 149, published on Aug. 26 2013)
AUG. 12 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) — Rompetrol, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s state-owned Kazmunaigas, will open 22 new petrol stations in Georgia by the end of 2014, media reported. This shows that Kazmunaigas is continuing to use Rompetrol to expand overseas and also that it believes that demand for petrol in Georgia is growing. Rompetrol already operates 70 petrol stations in Georgia.
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(News report from Issue No. 148, published on Aug. 19 2013)
NOV. 23 2012 (The Conway Bulletin) – Fuel shortages are creating frustration and long queues outside petrol stations in Uzbekistan, local media reported. The scenario is a repeat of last year. The actual trigger for the shortages is unclear although most people blame a combination of poor infrastructure and official corruption.
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(News report from Issue No. 115, published on Nov. 30 2012)
NOV. 29 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Petrol prices in Tajikistan, a key price to watch for inflation and social tension, have risen sharply in the last few days, the state anti-monopoly agency told local media. The official said the suspension of a railway line in Uzbekistan because of a suspected bomb attack had hit supplies.
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(News report from Issue No. 67, published on Dec. 1 2011)
MARCH 25 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Russia has increased the tax on fuel exports to Tajikistan by 5.3%, media reported. Tajikistan imports nearly all its fuel from Russia. Last year Russia imposed a duty on oil exports to Tajikistan for the first time in 15 years. Russia has previously used tax on fuel to Kyrgyzstan to leverage influence.
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(News report from Issue No. 33, published on March 28 2011)
MARCH 24 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Russia said it would scrap tax on fuel exports to Kyrgyzstan and agreed to invest $750m in Kyrgyz hydroelectric projects, local media reported. Russia and the US are vying for influence in Kyrgyzstan where they both control an airbase.
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(News report from Issue No. 33, published on March 28 2011)
FEB. 9 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – The United States signed a fuel supply deal for its Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan which will split the lucrative contract 50:50 between a state company and the Gibraltar-registered Mina Corp. The company had been the sole supplier under the previous government, a deal criticised for its lack of transparency.
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(News report from Issue No. 27, published on Feb. 14 2011)