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Petrosun Has Supplied Preferential Diesel Fuel for Farmers for More Than 60%
8 November 2023
Almaty
During the period of harvesting campaign in the Republic of Kazakhstan from July to October 2023, Petrosun ensured diesel fuel shipment of at a reduced cost in the volume of 186,368 tons. This is more than 60% of 291,339 tons planned for delivery as part of the state program to ensure autumn field works.
It should be noted that shipment of the cheaper petroleum product to meet the needs of agricultural producers is carried out for the actually paid volumes of products. At the moment, payment for more than a third of the total volume of diesel fuel planned for delivery for autumn field works in 2023 has not yet been received.
Deliveries of preferential diesel fuel are carried out in order to support producers of the country’s agricultural sector, as well as to preserve social stability in the regions within the framework of the implementation of the Schedule of assigning regions to the refineries on diesel fuel supply for the autumn field campaign in 2023, and Schedule for the supply of grain and oilseeds for drying in 2023 approved by the RoK Ministry of Energy.
The largest volume of cheaper oil product supply from Petrosun resources was delivered to Akmolinsk (37%), Kostanay (24%) and North Kazakhstan (11%) regions. The total supply to the southern regions of the country was within the range of 14%. The supply to the western regions did not exceed 4%.
At the same time, a significant part of operators in a number of regions refused from preferential diesel fuel supply due to a decline in agricultural producers’ demand. Petrosun informed the RoK Ministry of Energy and local executive bodies of these facts. To unload the refineries, the volumes unpaid by the operators within the agreed period were canceled and sold on Kazakhstan’s domestic market.
Today Petrosun continues to supply diesel fuel for the needs of agricultural producers and for grain and oilseeds drying under the Schedules approved for November 2023 in the total volume of 7,712 tons.
Support and implementation of the state programs is one of the priority tasks of Petrosun activity. Over the last 3 years, the company has shipped 1,270,000 tons of diesel fuel at the preferential price.
By the way, for the current autumn field campaign, the preferential price – the cost of diesel fuel recommended by the RoK Ministry of Energy is 228.0 KZT per liter, including the costs for delivery from the refinery to the operator's destination.
Petrosun in a timely manner and in full volume implements all the state programs to provide diesel fuel at a reduced price. Reports on the implementation of social programs are sent to the competent authority on a daily basis.
For reference: Petrosun LLP, founded in January 2012, is a subsidiary of JSC National Company "KazMunayGas" and CNPC International in Kazakhstan LLP. As part of its social responsibility, Petrosun ensures preferential diesel fuel supply without participation in distribution to consumers. In order to control the product movement, by Order of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan a separate PIN code for preferential fuel was introduced at the local refineries in April 2023.
The uniform terms for petroleum products sale prescribed by the norms of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan are publicly available on the official website of Petrosun (https://petrosun.kz/).