The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan assures that the massive UAV attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) facility will not entail any risks for the Kazakh oil transportation. Despite that, experts of the CPC believe that it may take from 1.5 to 2 months to eliminate the consequences of the massive drone attack, Kazinform News agency reports.
The press service of PJSC Transneft reported the details of this attack.
"On the night of February 17, 2025, between 00:22 and 01:55, a civilian industrial facility of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) - the largest oil pump station Kropotkinskaya - was massively attacked by seven unmanned aircraft-type drones operated by militant groups controlled by the Kyiv regime. The UAVs, in addition to explosives, were packed with metal projectiles,” an official statement reads.
According to the statement, as a result of the attack, “the facility was severely damaged: the roof was destroyed, the indoor switchgear and gas turbine unit (GTU) were damaged, cables and a cable rack, a water tank were also hit, two transformers, filters and the GTU fire extinguishing system were destroyed.”
“In connection with the incident, Kropotkinskaya PS was urgently taken out of operation. CPC's management and experts took all necessary measures to restore the oil pipeline's operational capacity and prevent any negative impact on production activities and the environment. Oil transportation through the Tengiz-Novorossiysk trunk oil pipeline is temporarily carried out in a temporary emergency configuration, bypassing the pump station,” the press service of PJSC Transneft says.
According to CPC experts, the consequences of this attack will be eliminated within 1.5 to 2 months, which may lead to a reduction of oil throughout volumes from Kazakhstan by about 30%.
CPC unites major companies of the fuel and energy sector from Russia, Kazakhstan, the USA, and several West European countries. The key operational task of the Consortium is to pump crude oil extracted from Kazakhstani oil fields. It had a throughput of 63 mln tons in 2024, about 74% of which was owned by US and other Western shippers. Chevron alone pumped 26.8 million tons via CPC in 2024, which is about 20% of the total worldwide production achieved by the US corporation.
The role of the Consortium in ensuring global energy security and realizing the economic interests of the participating countries is unanimously recognized by all CPC shareholders and the leadership of the respective states, which is eloquently evidenced by the fact that no sanctions or restrictive measures have ever been imposed on the Consortium.