Following the terrorist attack on civilian marine tankers in the CPC Marine Terminal waters during lifting of oil from Kazakhstan and United States Shippers, loading of crude oil was resumed in the evening of July 19, 2026.
The terrorist attack was strongly condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Statements made point that such attacks on purely civilian assets are an unacceptable encroachment on the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
However, despite the fact that these statements were certainly received by the addressees, on July 20, 2026, a civilian marine tanker was attacked again at the CPC Marine Terminal.
Terrorist attack by air drone was made on tanker “NELSA”, which was under loading at SPM-1.
As a result of hitting the starboard aft body, a fire broke out on the deck and in the tanker compartments between the superstructure and the engine and boiler space. The fire was extinguished within a few hours by the tanker loading crews and the emergency response forces on CPC watercraft.
The international crew of 22 people were evacuated on the CPC tugs, except the Master and the Chief Mate. Tanker remained afloat.
The oil loading was stopped, oil spill and its igniting in tanks was prevented.
When preparing the attack on a tanker under loading, the aggressor country was aware that it was creating huge environmental and man-made risks, as well as endangering the lives of crew members from different countries.
We anticipate the CPC member countries to condemn these attacks and develop practical measures to stop terrorist attacks on the infrastructure for exporting hydrocarbons produced by international consortia in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the scope of strict compliance with international law.
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The CPC pipeline system is one of the largest projects in the energy sector in the CIS. Length of the Tengiz–Novorossiysk Pipeline is 1,511 km. This route transports over two thirds of all Kazakhstan export crude, as well as crude from Russian oil fields, including those in the Caspian Region. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with three Single Point Moorings (SPM) that enable safe tanker loading at a significant distance offshore.
CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation – 24 %, CPC Company (LLC) – 7%, KazMunayGas JSC – 19%, Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%, Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company – 15%, Lukoil International GmbH – 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company – 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited – 7.5%, BG Overseas Holdings Limited – 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. S.ar.l. – 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.