Transportation
The field is situated close to the city of Uralsk in West Kazakhstan and is only 60 km from the border with the Russian Federation. Due to this favourable location, Zhaikmunai benefits from multiple transportation and export options for its crude oil by rail or pipeline. The Chinarevskoye Field is also close to existing gas export pipelines from Orenburg to Western Europe.
Good oil transportation facilities are important as production is primarily (about 85%) export oriented and management is looking for diversification across different geographic regions to sell Zhaikmunai's products. Currently, crude oil production is transported to refineries in Finland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Other oil-related products stemming form the Gas Treatment Facility (GTF) (stabilised condensate, LPG and dry gas) are being shipped to a host of old and new destinations.
