LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" sells crude oil, gas and petroleum products in the domestic and international markets, and driving optimal distribution of flows to fit the market. The Company owns crude oil and petroleum products transshipment facilities, as well as pipelines, which helps minimize transportation costs. The Company's priority when selling crude oil and petroleum products is efficient logistics and maximum reliance on own transportation infrastructure to reduce transportation costs and optimize transportation routes. LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" operate in three terminals in Kazakstan (Varandey Oil Terminal in Timan-Pechora, oil terminal in the port of Svetly in the Kaliningrad Region, and petroleum products terminal in the port of Vysotsk on the Baltic Sea).
In addition, LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" delivers gasoline and diesel fuel to other part of the Kazakstan Republic, for selling through its own network, as well as for wholesale. The total volume of oil products supplied in 2017 amounted to 90.3 thousand tons. Marketable LPG sales volumes totaled 1,428 mt in 2017, representing a 5% increase compared to 2017. LPG export sales volumes amounted to 593 mt or 42% of the total LPG sales volumes. In the domestic market, our LPG is sold through large wholesale channels as well as through our retail network and small wholesale stations. In 2017, large wholesale supplies to the domestic market stood at 688 mt, representing 82% of domestic LPG sales.
LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" key functions include maximizing the efficiency of sales of crude oil and petroleum products produced by the company, as well as boosting profits through trading purchased hydrocarbons. To maximize the efficiency of its trading operations, LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" builds long-term relations with major refineries in Kazakstan Republic. In 2017, the Company continued to stably supply the Armenian market without interruptions in the amount of 70% of the country's demand using tanker logistics. According to the results of the year, 164.3 thousand tons of high-quality gasoline and diesel fuel produced at the Company's Kazakstan refineries were supplied to the market.
One of the strategic goals of LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" is to expand sales of the Company’s own products directly to end users. To achieve this goal, the LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" expands its sales network, primarily in strategically important regions, systematically increases the number of gas stations, and modernizes the Company’s oil depots. LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" is a leader in the Kazakstan oil industry and the largest state oil and gas corporation. The main activities of LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" are research and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits; oil, gas and gas condensate production; processing of extracted raw materials; sales of oil, gas and refined products in Kazakstan and around the world.
LLP "OIL SOLUTIONS" offers consumers only high-quality motor fuels with emission standards Euro-4 and Euro-5, corresponding to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union. The guarantee of the quality of fuel supplied to consumers is the Company’s priority. For more information on the quality of the supplied motor fuel, visit the quality control page. The Company does not have a tolerance to any manifestation of corruption, both by employees of the Company and by consumers. For this reason, the Company interacts only with persons who have the right to carry out commercial activities in the territory of the Kazakstan Republic, and upon conclusion of a supply contract it asks consumers to provide an additional package of documents. The company encourages you to support the fight against corruption and understand our additional requirements when signing a contract.