BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. Kazakhstan’s
national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) and US-based KBR
have discussed the implementation of a project to build the
country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Rudny,
Kostanay Region, KMG reported.
According to the information, the talks took place in Washington
on the sidelines of the B20 USA Summit 2026 between KazMunayGas
Chairman of the Management Board Askhat Khasenov and KBR Senior
Vice President Hari Ravindran.
The project involves KazMunayGas, KBR and Kazakh agro-industrial
holding KazFoodProducts (KFP). The parties previously signed an
agreement setting out the key terms of cooperation, including the
use of KBR’s licensed PureSAF technology and the development of a
Process Design Package (PDP).
The PDP is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of
2027, after which the project is expected to move to the Front-End
Engineering Design (FEED) stage, the report says.
The planned plant will have an annual production capacity of
57,000 tons of SAF and will process up to 100,000 tons of
bioethanol per year. The feedstock will be supplied by the
BioOperations plant, which is part of KazFoodProducts. The PureSAF
technology is based on the Alcohol-to-Jet process, which converts
alcohol-based feedstock into aviation fuel.
KazMunayGas Chairman Askhat Khasenov emphasized the importance
of meeting the agreed deadlines and moving the project forward. He
said the company was ready to ensure coordination and effective
cooperation among all project participants.
According to KMG, the project is part of Kazakhstan’s efforts to
develop its aviation transit potential and integrate domestic
agricultural raw materials into high-tech, low-carbon fuel
production chains.
