Kazakhstan Urges Ukraine to Halt Drone Strikes on CPC Black Sea Terminal

ASTANA, December 1, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Kazakhstan urged Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) after a major drone strike halted crude exports and caused significant damage to loading infrastructure at the Novorossiysk facility.

CPC, whose shareholders include Russian, Kazakh and U.S. companies, suspended operations after one of its single-point moorings at the Russian Black Sea terminal was seriously damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack on November 29.

Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry said the attack was the third strike this year on what it described as an “exclusively civilian facility whose operation is safeguarded by norms of international law”.

Attack on Critical Infrastructure

“Kazakhstan expresses its protest over yet another deliberate attack on the critical infrastructure of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the waters of the Port of Novorossiysk,” the ministry said.

“We view what has occurred as an action harming the bilateral relations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine, and we expect the Ukrainian side to take effective measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.”

Ukraine did not immediately comment.

CPC handles more than 1% of global oil supply and accounts for about 80% of Kazakhstan’s total crude exports. Kazakhstan exported 68.6 million tonnes of oil last year. The pipeline transports crude from the Tengiz, Karachaganak and Kashagan fields to the Yuzhnaya Ozereevka terminal near Novorossiysk.

Tankers Withdrawn from CPC Water Area

The CPC network stretches 1,500 km and includes shareholders such as Russia, Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunayGas, Chevron, Lukoil and ExxonMobil.

CPC said Single-Point Mooring 2 had been “significantly damaged” and could not operate further. Loading operations were suspended and tankers were ordered to leave the CPC water area.

“We believe that the attack on the CPC is an attack on the interests of the CPC member countries,” the consortium said.

Russia Calls Ukrainian Strikes Terrorism

Ukraine says its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are justified as it defends itself in what it describes as an existential war. Russian officials say the strikes amount to terrorism and accuse Western intelligence agencies of supporting Kyiv in targeting assets deep inside Russia.