Attack on Novorossiysk oil terminal forces Kazakhstan to adjust export strategy

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy issued an official statement on November 29 following an attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Marine Terminal near the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, Kazakh media reported.

According to the ministry, the CPC’s offshore infrastructure in the Novorossiysk area came under assault on November 29, when unmanned surface vessels targeted the facilities. The strike caused significant damage to Remote Mooring Device No. 2 (RMD-2), which has now been taken offline until a full set of repair and restoration works can be carried out.

In its statement, the Ministry of Energy condemned the attack, stressing that actions against civilian critical infrastructure are unacceptable.

“The CPC pipeline system is an international energy project, and any forceful impact on its facilities poses direct risks to global energy security while causing substantial harm to the economic interests of the consortium’s participants, including the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the ministry said.

To limit the potential fallout and ensure production at major oil fields remains uninterrupted, Kazakhstan has urgently activated a plan to reroute export volumes through alternative channels.

“The situation is under the special control of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the ministry added.

By Tamilla Hasanova