Caspian Sea: Ukrainian Drone Strike Shuts Down 20 Oil Wells
Photo: Elements.envato.com, ill purposes.
Ukraine carried out four long-range drone strikes on the Filanovsky offshore platform in the northern Caspian Sea, Orda.kz reports.
According to Bloomberg, roughly 20 production wells were temporarily shut down as a result. The strike is part of Kyiv’s broader effort to disrupt Russian energy infrastructure.
The fallout from other Caspian strikes has previously extended beyond Russia. Earlier attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and related facilities cut Kazakhstan’s oil output by more than 10%.
Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said the country lost 480,000 tons of crude — about 270,000 barrels per day — forcing exports to be rerouted and production volumes to be adjusted.
Repairs on the damaged CPC single-point mooring have been delayed.
Bloomberg reports that the work will continue until at least December 15. At the moment, only one of the consortium’s three offshore loading units is functioning, and Kazakhstan is warning that storage tanks are nearing capacity, creating a risk of temporary production cuts.
Analysts note that repeated strikes on CPC infrastructure have an outsized impact on Kazakhstan’s economy. The pipeline handles more than 80% of the country’s oil exports, and this is already the third such incident affecting CPC facilities.
Original Author: Ruslan Loginov
Latest news
- While Thousands Lost Power, KEGOC Executives Received Nearly Half a Billion Tenge
- Changi Airport Group May Help Build Astana’s New Airport
- US Again Extends Deadline for Lukoil to Sell Its Assets in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Extradites Business Manager From Russia in 290 Million Tenge Tax Case
- Released Amur Tiger Successfully Hunts in Kazakhstan’s Wild
- Kazakhstan Moves to Develop Critical Minerals as Global Competition Intensifies
- Another Performance by Kazakh Stand-Up Comedian Called Off
- Uzbekistan Begins Preparations for Second Nuclear Power Plant
- Backpack Links Glacier Remains to Man Missing for 19 Years
- 650-Hectare Wildfire Contained in Karaganda Region
- Unusual Wildlife Encounter Captured in Altyn-Emel
- Retired Border Service Dog Sold for $2 at Kazakhstan Auction
- Will Kazakhstan Have Enough Coal This Winter?
- Belarusian Hikers Find Body on Glacier Near Almaty
- Kazakhstan Investigates Spending on 242 Million Tenge Educational Game
- Kazakhstan Makes Caspian Oil Companies Pay for Counterterrorism Deployments
- Kazakhstan Faces Shortage of 245,000 School Places
- Waste Dumping Reported Near Yurt Camps at Lake Zaisan
- Kazakh Oil Rerouted to Novorossiysk as Russia Frees Baltic Export Capacity
- Amur Tiger Umit Adapts to Life in the Wild in Southern Balkhash
