Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc

Products, Processes & Transportation

Nostrum’s infrastructure is strategically positioned at the crossroads of major central Asian pipelines. Our advantageous location allows the Group to access multiple export markets to support our operations, including three export pipelines and one rail loading terminal.

Crude oil

Quality

  • Density at 150C– 0.813 kg/m3.
  • API – 42-43 degrees.
  • Average Sulphur – 0.45%.
  • Superior in quality to other primary benchmark crude oils produced in Kazakhstan.

Sales

  • 85% Exported in accordance with the PSA.
  • 15% Sold domestically.
  • During 2018 all exported crude oil volumes were sold through the KTO pipeline.
  • Rail exports to multiple destinations are also available.

Pricing

  • Urals-based pricing for pipeline exports.
  • Brent-based pricing for railcar exports.
  • Domestic sales at c.50% discount.

Transportation

  • Crude exports are delivered to the KTO pipeline through an extension to our own 120km pipeline from the field site.
  • From here it is delivered to the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga.

Stabilised Condensate

Quality

  • Density at 150C –0.740kg/m3.
  • API – 59 degrees API.
  • Average sulphur – <0.4%.

Sales

  • 100% Exported.
  • Destinations include the Russian Black Sea port of Taman.

Pricing

  • Brent-based pricing.Brent-based pricing.

Transportation

  • Sent through our own 120km pipeline from the field site to our own rail loading terminal in Uralsk.
  • From here it is loaded onto railcars and sent to various destinations.

LPG

Quality

  • Field grade quality.
  • No olefins and low sulphur content.

Sales

  • >80% Exported.
  • Destinations include the Russian Black Sea port of Taman.

Pricing

  • International Mediterranean LPG price Sonatrach for Black Sea deliveries.
  • Brest quotation for Eastern European deliveries.
  • DAP Bekabad/Galaba quotations for Asian deliveries.

Transportation

  • Loaded onto LPG trucks from the field site to rail loading terminal in Uralsk.
  • From here it is loaded onto railcars and sold to third parties.

Dry Gas

Sales

  • 100% Sold domestically.

Pricing

  • Price agreed annually.

Transportation

  • Sent through our own 17km pipeline from the field site to the connection point with the Intergas Central Asia gas pipeline.
  • Sold at the connection point.

Value Chain