The pipeline is operated by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which processes more than 1% of the world's oil. The shareholders include the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and American companies.
On the night of November 29, Ukrainian naval drones attacked the CPC terminal, causing significant damage. The shipment of raw materials was temporarily suspended. Kazakhstan spoke to Kyiv, calling attacks on civilian targets “unacceptable.”
According to Reuters, loading of crude oil for further transportation by water has resumed through one of three mooring points. The second was damaged by drones, and the third has been under repair since November 12.
The agency notes that the CPC provides about 80% of oil exports from Kazakhstan, which has no access to the sea. Research consultancy Energy Aspects told reporters that drone attacks had cut that by half.
The speaker of the Russian Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, today called the attack on the Russian CPC infrastructure an “egregious case,” emphasizing that we are talking about “an object of international significance and international participation,” RIA Novosti propagandists write.
