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Ukraine Deliberately Attacks Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Facilities to Harm US Energy Shareholders
Ukraine Deliberately Attacks Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Facilities to Harm US Energy Shareholders
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The Russian Ministry of Defence identified the goals of the attack as destabilizing the global hydrocarbon market and halting the supply of petroleum products... 06.04.2026, Sputnik India
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On the night of April 6, the Kiev regime, in an attempt to destabilize the global hydrocarbon market and halt the supply of petroleum products to European consumers, attacked facilities of the marine transshipment complex in Novorossiysk using fixed-wing attack drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said.The Kiev regime deliberately targeted facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, an international oil transport company, in order to inflict maximum economic damage on its largest shareholders — energy companies from the US and Kazakhstan.As a result of the Ukrainian drone strikes, the pipeline of the offshore berthing facility and the loading/unloading pier were damaged, and four petroleum product storage tanks caught fire.Additionally, civilian infrastructure in Novorossiysk has been damaged, including private and multi-apartment residential buildings. Civilians have been injured, including children.The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is the largest oil transport route from the Caspian region to global markets. The pipeline, over 1,500 km long, connects the Western Kazakhstan oil fields to a marine terminal in Novorossiysk.The consortium includes major companies from the fuel and energy sector in Russia, the USA, Kazakhstan, and several Western European countries. Specifically, American company Chevron is a part of the consortium. In November last year, the CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk was attacked by drones. The offloading pier device, VPU-2, was damaged. Its further use was deemed impossible, loading was suspended, and tankers were moved out of the CPC waters.After the attack, oil exports were urgently redirected to alternative routes. By the end of January this year, CPC had put the repaired VPU-3 into operation, replacing VPU-2. Kazakhstan lost about 480,000 tons of oil.The Kremlin considered the attack a "outrageous incident" because it involved an object with international participation.In January, tankers Delta Harmony and Matilda, which were supposed to load Kazakh oil, were attacked near the CPC terminal. "KazMunayGas" stated that the Matilda vessel, chartered by the Kazakh company "NMSS Kazmotransflot" (a subsidiary of KMG), was attacked by a drone near the CPC facility.
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Ukraine Deliberately Attacks Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Facilities to Harm US Energy Shareholders
The Russian Ministry of Defence identified the goals of the attack as destabilizing the global hydrocarbon market and halting the supply of petroleum products to European consumers, as well as causing maximum economic damage to the largest shareholders of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) — energy companies from the USA.
On the night of April 6, the Kiev regime, in an attempt to destabilize the global hydrocarbon market and halt the supply of petroleum products to European consumers, attacked facilities of the marine transshipment complex in Novorossiysk using fixed-wing attack drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Kiev regime deliberately targeted facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, an international oil transport company, in order to inflict maximum economic damage on its largest shareholders — energy companies from the US and Kazakhstan.
As a result of the Ukrainian drone strikes, the pipeline of the offshore berthing facility and the loading/unloading pier were damaged, and four petroleum product storage tanks caught fire.
Additionally, civilian infrastructure in Novorossiysk has been damaged, including private and multi-apartment residential buildings. Civilians have been injured, including children.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is the largest oil transport route from the Caspian region to global markets. The pipeline, over 1,500 km long, connects the Western Kazakhstan oil fields to a marine terminal in Novorossiysk.
The consortium includes major companies from the fuel and energy sector in Russia, the USA, Kazakhstan, and several Western European countries. Specifically, American company Chevron is a part of the consortium. In November last year, the CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk was attacked by drones. The offloading pier device, VPU-2, was damaged.
Its further use was deemed impossible, loading was suspended, and tankers were moved out of the CPC waters.
After the attack, oil exports were urgently redirected to alternative routes. By the end of January this year, CPC had put the repaired VPU-3 into operation, replacing VPU-2.
Kazakhstan lost about 480,000 tons of oil.
The Kremlin considered the attack a "outrageous incident" because it involved an object with international participation.
In January, tankers Delta Harmony and Matilda, which were supposed to load Kazakh oil, were attacked near the CPC terminal. "KazMunayGas" stated that the Matilda vessel, chartered by the Kazakh company "NMSS Kazmotransflot" (a subsidiary of KMG), was attacked by a drone near the CPC facility.
