Yerlan Akkenzhenov

"as soon as the technical feasibility issue is resolved, transit of Kazakh oil will resume."

"there have been no official statements from the Russian side yet, but we know from unofficial sources it is true."

"most likely, this is related to the recent strikes on Russian infrastructure."

"as of now, it applies only to May."

"The Russian side claims it lacks the technical capability to pump Kazakhstan’s oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany."

"We are not talking about lowering output. We still have the ability to redistribute these volumes along other routes."

"Russian counterparts cited a lack of technical capacity to transport Kazakh oil, adding that this may be linked to recent infrastructure attacks."