INTERVIEW: Kazakh port developer Semurg Invest offers ‘Plan B’ for country’s crude exports

The war in Ukraine and resulting uncertainty over Black Sea exports are increasing Kazakhstan’s need for a “Plan B” for its burgeoning oil shipments, boosting the case for a new port at Kuryk on the Caspian Sea coast to facilitate access to world markets, the CEO of Kazakh infrastructure company Semurg Invest said. Kazakhstan, which is in the world’s top…