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Oil Refining
Throughout the entire secondary oil refinement process, catalysts are employed. With a 3,000-ton yearly production capacity, the KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO sole oil company produces catalytic cracking catalysts in-house. This is not enough to meet the needs of the refinery. Most other oil refineries in Kazakhstan also import hydro-process catalysts, which include hydrocracking and hydrotreating. To establish a new industry, KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO is aggressively advancing the manufacturing of catalysts in Kazakhstan.
With 15,000 tons of catalysts for catalytic cracking, 4,000 tons for hydrotreating, and 2,000 tons for hydrocracking products, the new facility can produce 21,000 tons of catalysts annually. A nationwide has been released by the Ministry of Energy in Kazakhstan. The Company has focused its refining efforts in recent years on providing the market with premium petroleum products. As it upgraded its refineries over time, KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO was able to expand the variety of products it offered, improve the caliber of those products, and grow more competitive. This is the largest restoration project for oil refining facilities carried out by Kazakhstan’s oil industry.
Sales of products
Offering crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products on both domestic and international markets, KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO makes sure that flows are efficiently diversified to satisfy market demand. The Company owns pipelines, transshipment facilities for crude oil and petroleum products, and other assets that help to reduce transportation costs. With a strong infrastructure and marketing plan, KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO is able to sell petroleum products on both domestic and foreign markets. KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO increased its sales of petroleum exports to 25.3 million tons in 2018. (10.2 million tons, in contrast, are anticipated in 2020.)
To raise the percentage of high-margin channels in the overall sales structure, the company monitors the profitability of oil monetization channels. With a 15% increase from 2019, the company anticipates supplying 1.2 million tons of oil to its own Russian operations in 2020. Since October 2019, refinery deliveries have been taken into consideration. The 2021 acquisition made a major contribution to the rise in supply volumes. The Company increased its supply of its own oil to plants with a 3 percent participation rate by 3% in 2020, to 1.1 million tons.
Exploration & Production
Increasing and fortifying the Company’s resource base is one of its strategic objectives. The achievement of hydrocarbon production targets and the continuation of production activities are guaranteed by the strong resource base. The Company consistently replenishes its reserves of gas and oil through a significant amount of exploration activity and license portfolio expansion. The Company’s fields and licensing blocks are located in Kazakhstan. In order to increase its efficiency, the Company prioritizes using new technologies and equipment for exploration. It also values the support of design and research and development institutes for its operations.
Oil fields in Kazakhstan are overseen by the KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO. In the upstream sector, the Company is committed to maintaining production levels that enable it to balance economic efficiency with the rationalization of mineral resources. KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO sustains mature field production levels while aggressively exploring deposits that are challenging to recover. The Company is building new oil production hubs and actively developing attractive areas at the same time. The Company has maintained a consistent oil output in recent years by concentrating on improving its oil recovery factor, which is among the highest in the nation.
Gas Production
The operational activities of KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO, which include gas production and transportation, as well as the expansion of its processing volume and electricity generation at its own power plants, are given particular attention. To guarantee the best possible performance of related petroleum gas utilization, the most cutting-edge equipment is employed in all Kg oil & gas fields. One essential part of an integrated system for gathering and using the gas is the processing of related petroleum gas.
The company’s state-of-the-art gas processing facility can produce liquid hydrocarbons and dry stripped gas, both of which are widely used in Kazakhstan’s commercial and industrial endeavors. The plant produces high-quality goods that meet both the technical requirements of the Customs Union and the governmental standards of Kazakhstan. Gas production and delivery, along with increasing processing capacity and producing energy at its own power plants, are priorities for the KNGP VORTEX GAS, TOO.
