Kazakhstan parliament ratifies protocol extending oil supply agreement with Russia to 2028
In short
Kazakhstan's parliament ratified a protocol renewing the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on supplies of oil and oil products, extending it to 1 January 2028. The agreement, ratified by Kazakhstan in 2013, expired on 1 January 2024; the new protocol keeps annual coordination of indicative supply balances, data exchange and duty-free imports of oil products from Russia. Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said the agreement matters for energy security and the stable operation of the domestic fuel market.
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Deputies of Kazakhstan's parliament ratified a protocol renewing the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on the supply of oil and oil products, extending its duration to 1 January 2028, according to TASS, Vedomosti and Kommersant. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Vedomosti reported that the agreement was ratified by Kazakhstan in 2013 and that its term expired on 1 January 2024. The new document retains the annual coordination of indicative supply balances and the exchange of data between the two countries' competent bodies, and provides for the possibility of duty-free imports of oil products from Russia, Vedomosti and Kommersant reported. Disputes over the application and interpretation of the agreement are to be resolved through consultations and negotiations, Vedomosti said. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said the agreement is important for ensuring energy security and the stable operation of the domestic oil products market, according to Vedomosti and Kommersant. He said the document creates a legal basis for coordinating the two countries' actions, forming balances and taking measures when there is a risk of shortages of particular types of fuel, Vedomosti reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
After 1 January 2028, the agreement will be automatically extended for five-year periods, Vedomosti and Kommersant reported. Kommersant added that this will happen unless one of the sides notifies the other in writing of its intention to terminate it. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant reported that the extension does not mean Kazakhstan covers its domestic demand mainly through Russian supplies: in 2025 the country produced almost 15.5 million tonnes of oil products, covering more than 90% of domestic needs, with the Russian channel remaining a reserve for balancing the market. The outlet also said that in January 2026, amid export restrictions through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Kazakhstan directed oil from the Kashagan field to the domestic market, and that annual coordination of supply volumes preserves the ability to arrange additional supplies from Russia in advance. [ 3 ]
Vedomosti additionally reported that on 16 September Kazakh Deputy Energy Minister Kairkhan Tutkyshbayev said the republic and Gazprom had signed an addition to the existing gas supply contract, with the sides planning to move to talks on a long-term agreement by the end of the year. Vedomosti also reported that on 25 August Akkenzhenov spoke of the country's readiness to supply oil to Russia despite anti-Russian sanctions, and that Russian oil would start being processed at Kazakhstan's Kondensat refinery on condition that Kazakhstan keeps 30% of the output, with the plant 50% owned by Russia. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The protocol restores a legal basis for coordinating Russian oil-product supplies into Kazakhstan and for joint measures if specific fuels run short. It also sets the framework for the relationship through 2028, with automatic five-year rollovers afterwards, which the documents present as a reserve channel for balancing Kazakhstan's domestic fuel market alongside its own refining.
Key facts
- Kazakhstan's parliament ratified a protocol renewing the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on supplies of oil and oil products. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The protocol extends the agreement's duration to 1 January 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The agreement was ratified by Kazakhstan in 2013 and its term expired on 1 January 2024. [ 2 ]
- The document keeps annual coordination of indicative supply balances, data exchange between the two countries' competent bodies and the possibility of duty-free imports of oil products from Russia. [ 2 , 3 ]
- After 1 January 2028 the agreement will be automatically extended for five-year periods. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said the agreement is important for energy security and for stable operation of the domestic oil products market. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Disputes over the application and interpretation of the agreement are to be settled through consultations and negotiations. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reported that in 2025 Kazakhstan produced almost 15.5 million tonnes of oil products, covering more than 90% of domestic needs. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Kazakhstan's parliament ratified a protocol renewing the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on oil and oil products supplies, extending it to 1 January 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The renewed terms keep annual coordination of indicative supply balances, data exchange and the possibility of duty-free import of oil products from Russia. [ 2 , 3 ]
- From 1 January 2028 the agreement is to be automatically extended for five-year periods. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said the agreement is important for energy security and the stable functioning of the domestic oil products market. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The volume of oil and oil products covered by the renewed agreement. Neither document states specific supply volumes; the mechanism described is annual coordination of indicative balances.
- Whether the renewal means Kazakhstan will meet most of its domestic demand from Russian supplies. Kommersant states explicitly that the extension does not mean this, citing 2025 domestic output figures; other documents do not address the point.
- The effect of the January 2026 Caspian Pipeline Consortium export restrictions on the decision. Mentioned only by Kommersant as an example of the system's vulnerability, not linked by the other documents to the ratification.
- Details of the gas contract addition with Gazprom reported on 16 September. Single-source claim in Vedomosti, about a separate gas supply document rather than the ratified oil protocol.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that the Kazakh parliament adopted the law extending the oil supply agreement with Russia to 1 January 2028. [ 1 ]
- Vedomosti reports the ratification of the protocol and the terms retained, citing Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reports the ratification, the automatic five-year extension mechanism and Kazakhstan's 2025 domestic oil products output. [ 3 ]