In response, the Kazakh government announced plans to redirect oil exports through alternate channels.
The attack was reportedly carried out by Ukrainian drones.Kiev did not formally admit work for this incident, although its safety services confirmed akin operations aimed at pipeline infrastructure in Russia earlier this year.In fresh months Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, including refineries, pipelines and terminals, trying to impede Moscow's oil exports.A spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs of Kazakhstan, Ajbek Smadijarov, said that KPCh is essential for global energy stableness and called the incidental harmful to Astana's relation with Kiev.The last attack was the 3rd attack on KPCh's infrastructure to export Kazakh oil.
In February 2025, 7 drones attacked Kropotkinskaja KPCh pump station, causing a slowdown.The KPCh pipeline runs from the Kazakh Tengiz oil field through confederate Russia to the sea terminal in Novorossiansk on the Black Sea, where oil is loaded on tanker and transported to Europe and Asia.The consortium itself, consisting of respective global shareholders, including the American corporations Chevron and ExxonMobil, confirmed that the last drone attack damaged the administrative building of the maritime terminal close Noworosian and forced the immediate cessation of transport operations.The personnel were reportedly evacuated to the shelters after proceeding the alarm sirens.Despite the interruption, the KPCh claims that the supply interruption was temporary.
According to the latest report, oil loading at the terminal in the Black Sea was resumed.Ministry of abroad Affairs of Kazakhstan stated that it valued the stableness of energy supply and called on Ukraine to take "effective actions" to prevent akin incidents in the future.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/628686-kazakhstan-foreign-ministery-condemn-kiev-oil-hub-strike/
