US EditionKazakhstan Protests Ukrainian Drone Strike on Black Sea Oil Terminal
Kazakhstan condemns the third drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s civilian terminal, which handles 80% of Kazakh oil exports, urging Ukraine to prevent future incidents.
- The Caspian Pipeline Consortium said on Saturday that a Ukrainian naval drone strike at the Novorossiysk port, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation, significantly damaged a mooring and halted operations.
- Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested to Kyiv, calling the strike a deliberate attack that harms bilateral ties and saying, `This incident marks the third act of aggression against an exclusively civilian facility whose operation is safeguarded by norms of international law.`
- The portable berthing device VPU-2 was put out of operation and needs full restoration, while Kazakh reports describe the attack as carried out by unmanned boats.
- The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan said it has stepped up redirecting oil exports to alternative routes to maintain production rates at large Kazakh oil fields and ensure stable supplies.
- While the consortium is internationally significant, Ukrainian Armed Forces did not confirm the November 29 attacks; the Caspian Pipeline Consortium handles more than 1% of global oil and involves Western shareholders.
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By condemning Kiev, Astana defends less Moscow than his own energy future. The strikes against the CPC terminal this Sunday affect the country's vital nerve through its access to European marches.
On Sunday, 30 November, the Kazakh authorities called on Ukraine to stop its strikes on the Caspian International Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Black Sea terminal.
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Kazakhstan slams Ukrainian attack on global oil hub
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has condemned a recent Ukrainian strike on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) as "yet another deliberate attack" targeting critical energy infrastructure. The terminal, located near the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, is "an exclusively civilian facility whose operation is safeguarded by norms of international law," the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, blaming Kiev for the incident. The atta…
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Aletho NewsKazakhstan blasts Ukraine after drone strike on oil export terminal
Kazakhstan has protested after a Ukrainian drone strike severely damaged a key Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in Russia, forcing a shutdown of operations and threatening the flow of most of Kazakhstan's oil exports.
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