Kazakhstan to step up crude shipments to Germany in April: pipeline operator

Kazakhstan is to increase crude deliveries to Germany to 100,000 mt in April, state pipeline operator KazTransOil said March 31, as the nascent trade via Russia’s pipeline system gains pace. In a statement, KazTransOil said the Kazakh energy ministry had given its approval for the delivery, equivalent to around 24,000 b/d, and the crude would be transported via Russia’s Transneft…