The CPC terminal was not damaged as a result of the APU attack and continues to ship oil

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) continues to ship oil at the terminal located near Novorossiysk in the normal mode to moored tankers. In the morning, the Ministry of Defense announced an attempt by the armed forces of Ukraine to attack the naval base of Novorossiysk.

“There is no damage to the CPC infrastructure,” the company’s press service said (quote from Interfax). At the same time, the CPC noted that a temporary ban was imposed on the movement of ships in the port of Novorossiysk.

This morning, August 4, the Ministry of Defense reportedthat the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the naval base of Novorossiysk with two sea unmanned boats. The agency claims that both boats were destroyed by fire from the regular armament of Russian ships guarding the outer roadstead of the base. reportedthat explosions occurred in the waters of Novorossiysk and the village of Myskhako.

The pipeline of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium connects oil fields in the west of Kazakhstan and Russian fields on the Caspian shelf with a sea terminal in Novorossiysk. Its length is 1.5 thousand km. The system provides over 80% of the volumes pumped through the pipeline in Kazakhstan. In 2022, the pipeline ensured the transportation and export shipment of 58.7 million tons of oil.

Milena Kostereva