MOSCOW

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry condemned an attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) on Saturday, following Russian assertions that Ukraine was responsible.

In a statement, the ministry declared that attacks on international energy infrastructure cause "substantial harm to the economic interests of consortium participants."

It further stressed that such "actions against purely civil critical infrastructure facilities" are unacceptable.

The ministry emphasized that the CPC pipeline system is an international energy project, and "any violent impact on its facilities" poses "direct risks to global energy security" and inflicts "significant damage to the economic interests of consortium participants," including Kazakhstan.

Following the attack, the ministry swiftly activated a contingency plan to redirect oil export volumes to alternative routes.

This measure aims to minimize negative consequences and sustain production rates at major Kazakh fields. The situation is under the special supervision of the Kazakh government.

According to Russian media reports, the attack involved unmanned boats targeting an offshore mooring device at the CPC's marine terminal near Novorossiysk.

The device was severely damaged and rendered inoperable.

CPC data indicates the terminal transports oil from three major Kazakh deposits—Karachaganak, Kashagan, and Tengiz. In 2024, its throughput volume reached about 63 million tons of oil, with approximately 74% belonging to foreign shippers, including major players such as Tengizchevroil (a Chevron subsidiary), ExxonMobil, KazMunaiGas, Eni, and Shell.