The number of unauthorized tie-ins into pipelines of KazTransOil JSC has decreased by 12 times over past five years. This happened due to strengthening of control by law enforcement agencies and timely suppression of offenses in oil and petroleum products turnover. In 2014, 12 facts of theft of oil and oil products were discovered, in 2015 – 14 facts, in 2016 – 3, at the end of 2017, 6 cases of illegal tapping were registered and only one case in 2018.
In January, investigation of a high – profile case related to large-scale oil theft from Pavlodar-Shymkent oil pipeline was completed. The investigation lasted more than a year. As a result, the Abai district court of Shymkent sentenced 7 members of an organized criminal group. Members of the organized criminal group were sentenced for 7 and 5 years in jail with confiscation of property, three buyers of stolen oil were sentenced for 1.5 years of probation.
In 2018, one case of unauthorized tapping into main oil pipeline «Kalamkas-Karazhanbas-Aktau» was registered. Munaily police Department of Mangistau region started a criminal case investigation under article 188 part 4 of paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Theft from oil pipeline).
Information:
KazTransOil JSC is a National Main Oil Pipeline Operator of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Company is a part of NC KazMunaiGas JSC Group. Company owns a diversified network of main oil pipelines with total length of 5.4 th. km. Production facilities of KazTransOil JSC are located in Shymkent city, Karaganda, Pavlodar, Turkestan, North Kazakhstan, Atyrau, Mangistau, West Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda, Almaty, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan regions.
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