On the night of November 29, Ukrainian naval drones attacked the terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, which is involved in oil shipments of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. CPC processes more than 1% of the world's oil; shareholders include the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and American companies. Kazakhstan then expressed dissatisfaction with Kyiv, calling attacks on civilian targets “unacceptable.”
Washington told the head of the Ukrainian embassy that attacks on a Russian oil facility on the Black Sea had hurt American investors.
“We heard that the Ukrainian attacks on Novorossiysk affected some of the American investments carried out through Kazakhstan. And we heard from the State Department that we should refrain from… well, from attacks on American interests,” Stefanishina said.
The fact of the direction of the demarche looks atypical and, apparently, “reflects the priorities” of the White House in the context of Russian aggression in Ukraine, CNN notes. The Ukrainian ambassador clarified that the United States did not call on Kyiv to refrain from attacks on Russian military and energy infrastructure in general.
“It was precisely about the fact that American economic interests were affected there,” she explained. “We took this into account.”
According to the TV channel, arrivals at the CPC facility in Novorossiysk resulted in a significant drop in Kazakh oil exports. The American Chevron is a major shareholder of the consortium, journalists indicate.
Context
Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine has intensified attacks on oil infrastructure in Russia. Head of Ukrainian State Vladimir Zelensky noted that Ukraine is forced to respond by launching strikes in response to Russian air attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
The port in Novorossiysk was also attacked on November 14, it was reported authorities Krasnodar region And Media. Reuters, citing two industry sources, noted that the Russian port stopped oil exports.
