Retail prices for the most popular gasoline grade AI-92 among Kazakh consumers have risen in recent days at gas stations in Astana. Specifically, at Compass gas stations, a liter of AI-92 costs 244 tenge on July 7, Helios – 245 tenge, QazaqOil – 245 tenge, Nomad – 245 tenge. For comparison, on June 8, a liter of AI-92 at QazaqOil cost 243 tenge, Gas Energy – 243 tenge, Compass – 238 tenge, Nomad – 241 tenge, former Gazpromneft – 243 tenge per liter. Thus, gasoline rose by two tenge per liter at the first two stations, by six tenge at Compass, and by four tenge at Nomad. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
A liter of AI-95 gasoline at Compass costs 317 tenge, at Helios and QazaqOil – 315 tenge each, at Nomad – 312 tenge. The cost of AI-95 was: QazaqOil – 315 tenge per liter, Gas Energy – 315 tenge, Compass – 315 tenge, Nomad – 312 tenge, former Gazpromneft – 313 tenge per liter. AI-98 costs 365 tenge per liter at Compass and 355 tenge at QazaqOil. Diesel fuel is sold at 335 tenge per liter at Helios and QazaqOil, and at 332 tenge at Nomad. A month earlier, diesel cost 333 tenge per liter at QazaqOil, 333 tenge at Gas Energy, 328 tenge at Nomad, and 333 tenge at former Gazpromneft (new name not yet established). On average, fuel prices increased by 2 tenge per month.
In early June, Kursiv reported that fuel prices in the capital rose twice in two weeks. Previously, AI-92 prices increased by one tenge per month, but in early June, the price rose by three tenge per liter at once. Thus, in July, the growth slowed to two tenge at some stations.
The cost of gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (autogas or LPG) rose by 15.6% and 16% year-on-year in June, respectively, according to the Bureau of National Statistics.
On March 31, Kazakhstan ended the moratorium on raising retail prices for AI-92 gasoline and summer diesel, which had been introduced on October 16, 2025. Thus, from April 1, gas station networks regained the right to raise fuel prices.
Amid increased Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Russia reportedly asked Kazakhstan to supply 50,000 tons of AI-92, but Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov twice denied official requests. However, the Ministry of Energy promised to consider such requests if received from Russia. On July 6, an attack on the Omsk refinery was reported, whose capacity exceeds the combined capacity of all three major Kazakh refineries.
Today, Vice Minister of Energy Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbaev said that Kyrgyzstan has asked Kazakhstan to provide fuel, without specifying volumes or types.
Discussions about possible exports of gasoline and diesel from Kazakhstan come amid the scheduled maintenance of the Atyrau refinery. Authorities confirm increased demand for gasoline and diesel in regions bordering Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, where prices are almost several times higher than in Kazakhstan.
The government previously announced that motorists can travel abroad no more than once a day. This follows reports and videos where various market participants describe filling their cars with cheap gasoline at Kazakh stations near Kyrgyzstan or Russia and exporting it in tanks, then draining the fuel abroad. This involves cars with tanks of 100 liters or more. For trucks and buses, standard tank capacity is up to 1,500 liters or more – exporting fuel in canisters or non-standard tanks is prohibited.
Earlier, to combat gray fuel exports, authorities introduced higher diesel prices for foreign or transit vehicles and limited daily refueling volumes for locals.