BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Kazakhstan has adopted a technical regulation for main pipelines designed to transport liquefied ethane and propane fractions, the press service of the country's Ministry of Trade and Integration said.
The national technical regulation titled "Requirements for Main Pipelines for the Transportation of Liquefied Ethane and Propane Fractions" was approved by an order of Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy dated July 29, 2026.
"The technical regulation establishes mandatory requirements for main pipelines transporting liquefied ethane and propane fractions with a vapor pressure exceeding 0.2 MPa at a temperature of 20°C, covering their design, including engineering surveys, construction and reconstruction, operation, conservation and decommissioning, as well as rules for assessing their conformity," the ministry said.
The regulation was developed by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy as part of the project to construct main ethane and propane pipelines within a common corridor in the Atyrau region.
The project is aimed at transporting liquefied ethane and propane fractions from facilities operated by Tengizchevroil LLP and the gas separation complex under construction at the Tengiz field to gas chemical plants in the NIPT Special Economic Zone in Karabatan.
According to the ministry, the adoption of the technical regulation provides the regulatory framework for implementing the project and establishing mandatory requirements for the relevant main pipeline infrastructure.
