The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), responsible for most of Kazakhstan’s oil exports via Russia to the Black Sea, suspended loading after one of its three mooring points was damaged in .
“As a result of a targeted terrorist attack by unmanned boats,” mooring point 2 was “significantly damaged” and “its future operation is not possible,” the operator said in a statement.
All ships have been removed from CPC’s operating area and boardings at the terminal will resume “in accordance with established rules as soon as threats from unmanned boats and drones are eliminated,” the company said.
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Kazakhstan “urgently activated a plan” to redirect exports via alternative routes with the aim of maintaining production levels and minimizing impacts, according to the Ministry of Energy. “The situation is under special government control.”
Ukraine has not commented on the incident at the CPC facility, although the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed a separate attack on Saturday on the Afipsky refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, as well as other structures.
The CPC terminal has been the target of recurring attacks this month. It is the main oil export corridor for Kazakhstan’s largest fields and also ships part of Russian production.
The consortium’s shareholders include American oil companies Chevron and Exxon Mobil, as well as Kazakh state-owned KazMunayGas and Russian pipeline operator Transneft PJSC, which represents the Russian Federation.
The attack on civilian infrastructure is “unacceptable”, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said. “The CPC pipeline system is an international energy project, and any impact on its facilities creates direct risks to global energy security and causes significant harm to the economic interests of the consortium participants.”
Loading at the terminal normally occurs at two mooring points simultaneously, each with a capacity of 800,000 barrels per day. With point 2 damaged and point 3 undergoing scheduled maintenance, CPC could resume charging only through the remaining point 1.
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There were no reports of injuries or oil spills in the Black Sea. At the time of the explosion, emergency protection systems ensured the closure of the corresponding pipelines, according to the statement.
The Afipsky refinery hit overnight has a processing capacity of up to 9.1 million tons of oil per year, around 180 thousand barrels per day. She had already been attacked in September. Authorities had the fire under control by noon local time.
The refinery was targeted for supplying fuel to the Russian army, the Ukrainian General Staff said in a Facebook post, adding that Kyiv forces also hit a key fighter repair facility in Taganrog in the Rostov region. The statement also confirmed an attack on November 25 on the maritime oil terminal in Tuapse, in the Krasnodar region.
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