Tokayev: Kazakhstan ready to continue supplying oil to Germany

By the end of 2025, Kazakhstan supplied Germany with more than 10 million tons of oil, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said. He expressed readiness to continue deliveries.

Mr. Tokayev raised the issue in an article for the German newspaper Handelsblatt. The publication is timed to the visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Germany. For Kazakhstan, Germany is much more than just a trading partner and investor.

“We are united by economic interests and a clear commitment to international law. We will continue to fulfill this obligation (for oil supplies. – Kommersant) within the existing transport capabilities, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

Oil transit from Kazakhstan to Germany began in 2023. Two years later, the republic became the second largest supplier of raw materials in Germany (13%), second only to the United States (15%). For 2026, Kazakhstan’s plan for oil supplies to Germany was estimated at 2.5 million tons. Since May, Russia has stopped the transit of oil from Kazakhstan to Germany via Druzhba. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak explained this decision by the lack of technical capabilities. The Kazakh Energy Ministry said it could resume oil supplies if an agreement was reached with all parties.