Triumphal Arch in Nur-Sultan NUR-SULTAN, Jan 3 The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan commented on the rise in prices for liquefied gas, explaining its cost by selling through electronic tenders. President of the republic Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev on Monday instructed the government to promptly consider the situation in the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau region, where residents demanded to reduce the price of liquefied gas. In social networks, footage was published in which the townspeople gathered in the center of Zhanaozen demanding to reduce the cost of gas from 120 ($ 0.27) to 60 ($ 0.13) tenge. 
The duty on the export of oil from Russia has been reduced According to the department, since January 1, 2022, the country has carried out a full transition of trading in liquefied petroleum gas through commodity exchanges. The exception was sales for industrial consumers who use gas as a feedstock for the production of petrochemical products and subscribers who consume it through group tank installations. In addition, market mechanisms have a positive effect on the development of competition, reduce the impact on the market of unproductive intermediaries, create favorable conditions for the development of small and medium-sized businesses, «- said in the message. 
Polish Prime Minister accused the European Union of high gas prices , for January 2022 until suppliers purchased 17 406 tons of liquefied petroleum gas from producers for the Mangistau region, or 96.5% of the supply allocated according to the plan. «In the period from December 20 to December 24, five trading sessions were held on the electronic trading floor, during which the price for liquefied petroleum gas was formed on the basis of supply and demand. Thus, the average wholesale price for January supplies of liquefied gas to Mangistau region amounted to 133 126 tenge ( $ 306) per ton or 78 tenge ($ 0.17) per liter. At the same time, the retail price in the cities of Aktau, Zhanaozen, as well as in the Mangistau region amounted to 100-120 tenge ($ 0.23-0.27) per liter » , — explained in the press service.
