Kazakhstan's energy ministry announced that crude oil exports to Germany will now be rerouted through the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga and a joint Russian-Kazakh oil pipeline, following a suspension of the previous Russian pipeline.

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry and Shell Kazakhstan have signed a long-term contract for geological exploration at the Zhanaturmys field in the Aktobe Region, aiming to strengthen hydrocarbon exploration.

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has said it redistributed oil supplies to other routes after exports via the Druzhba pipeline were suspended in May.

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry reported that oil transfers via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) through the Black Sea have stabilized following an attack, which the Russian military attributed to Ukraine.