Kazakh Energy Minister: Attack on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Facilities Reduced Kazakhstan's Oil Exports by About 3.8 Million Tons
Sputnik, Astana - Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akenov stated that due to the attack on the facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Kazakhstan's oil exports have decreased by about 3.8 million tons.
Akenov said in parliament: "We have lost about 3.8 million tons of oil due to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium incident, I mean exports."
On November 29, 2025, Ukrainian forces launched an attack using unmanned boats, causing the mooring devices at the Black Sea port of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium to be paralyzed. The oil tankers "Matilda" and "Delta Harmony", which were originally planned to transport Kazakh oil, were also attacked by Ukrainian drones on January 13, 2026.
Previously, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry had lodged a protest with Ukraine over the attack on the critical infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. The Foreign Ministry emphasized that the attack on the facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium has damaged bilateral relations between Astana and Kyiv.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium's oil pipeline system is the largest transportation route for oil from the Caspian region to international markets, as well as Kazakhstan's main export route, with more than 80% of the country's oil exports passing through this pipeline. The pipeline, about 1,500 kilometers long, connects the oil fields in Western Kazakhstan to the Black Sea coast, and oil is loaded onto tankers via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's maritime terminal. The main shareholders of the consortium include Russia (through Russian Pipeline Transport Company), Kazakhstan (through KazMunayGaz), Chevron, Lukoil, ExxonMobil, Rosneft, and Shell, among others.
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