{"id":16228,"date":"2025-12-01T04:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=16228"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:19:13","slug":"kazakhstan-demands-ukraine-halt-attacks-on-key-cpc-oil-terminal-after-drone-strike-shuts-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/16228\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan Demands Ukraine Halt Attacks on Key CPC Oil Terminal After Drone Strike Shuts Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Kazakhstan issued a sharp protest to Kyiv on Sunday, urging Ukraine to immediately cease drone attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk after a Ukrainian naval drone strike severely damaged critical loading infrastructure and forced a complete halt to oil exports.<\/p>\n

The CPC, which transports more than 1% of global crude supply and handles roughly 80% of Kazakhstan\u2019s oil exports, confirmed that Single-Point Mooring-2 (SPM-2) \u2014 a vital floating buoy used to load tankers \u2014 was rendered inoperable following Friday\u2019s attack. All loading operations have been suspended and tankers withdrawn from the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the third deliberate assault on an exclusively civilian facility protected under international law,\u201d Kazakhstan\u2019s foreign ministry said in a strongly worded statement. \u201cWe regard these actions as damaging to Kazakhstan\u2013Ukraine bilateral relations and expect Ukraine to take effective measures to prevent recurrence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyiv rejected the criticism, insisting its operations target only Russian military and war-supporting infrastructure. \u201cUkraine is striking back at the aggressor,\u201d the Ukrainian foreign ministry responded, emphasizing that the attacks are not directed at Kazakhstan or third countries.<\/p>\n

The CPC pipeline, stretching 1,500 km from western Kazakhstan\u2019s giant Tengiz, Kashagan, and Karachaganak fields to Russia\u2019s Black Sea coast, is owned by a consortium including Kazakhstan\u2019s KazMunayGas, Russian firms, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Lukoil. While the crude is predominantly Kazakh, the terminal lies in Russian waters \u2014 placing it within range of Ukraine\u2019s expanding long-range drone campaign against Russia\u2019s energy sector.<\/p>\n

The shutdown marks a rare instance of a Ukrainian strike directly disrupting a major export route for a neutral third country, highlighting the widening ripple effects of the nearly three-year conflict on global energy markets and Central Asian economies.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday evening, no timeline has been given for resuming CPC loadings.<\/p>\n

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