{"id":414153,"date":"2025-11-30T02:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T02:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414153\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T02:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T02:42:21","slug":"naval-drones-halt-operations-at-russian-oil-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414153\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Drones Halt Operations at Russian Oil Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major Russian oil terminal near the southern port of Novorossiysk halted operations early Saturday after a naval drone attack damaged one of its three mooring points.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which owns the terminal, said it would resume operations when the drone threat was lifted.<\/p>\n<p>It did not say who was responsible for the attack. Ukraine, which regularly targets Russian energy facilities in an attempt to sap the country&#8217;s war chest, did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n<p>The CPC pipeline, which begins in Kazakhstan and ends at the terminal, is a major conduit for Kazakh oil and one of the world&#8217;s largest by volume, handling around 1% of global supplies.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tnews<br \/>\n\t\t<a data-id=\"in-article-block\" class=\"related-article__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/11\/30\/lukoil-co-founder-leonid-fedun-sells-back-his-stake-in-company\" title=\"Lukoil Co-Founder Leonid Fedun Sells Back His Stake in Company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tLukoil Co-Founder Leonid Fedun Sells Back His Stake in Company<br \/>\n\t\t\tRead more<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a result of a targeted terrorist attack by unmanned boats at 4:06 a.m. Moscow time, single Mooring Point 2 (SMP-2) sustained significant damage,&#8221; the CPC said in a statement on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Further operation of SMP-2 is not possible. 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