Kazakhstan condemns Ukraine for attack on Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has lodged a protest following an attack on the critical infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the port of Novorossiysk. The ministry stressed that the incident was the third act of aggression against an exclusively civilian facility.

According to the Foreign Ministry, Kazakhstan considers the CPC a key element of global energy security. The official representative of the ministry, Aybek Smadyarov, emphasized the importance of the stable operation of the consortium. "The CPC plays a key role in maintaining the stability of the global energy system. Kazakhstan, as a responsible participant in the global market, strives to ensure uninterrupted energy supplies," he said.

The ministry noted that the attack "harms the bilateral relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine" and expects the Ukrainian side to "take effective measures to prevent such incidents."

The attack took place on the morning of November 29. The CPC marine terminal, through which Kazakhstan exports oil to Europe and the United States, suspended shipments after the Ukrainian unmanned boats attacked. According to the company, "significant damage" was caused to one of the three remote mooring devices, which can no longer be operated.

After the incident, Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry began to redirect oil exports via alternative routes. There has been no official confirmation of Ukraine's involvement in the attack.

As a reminder, Kazakhstan was forced to cut oil production because of the attack of Ukrainian UAVs on a gas processing plant in the russian federation.