CPC resumes oil receiving on July 30 after brief halt
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The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) resumes receiving oil at its Black Sea terminal on July 30, after a suspension that began July 28. The pipeline operator halted operations earlier this week, but did not immediately disclose the cause. The resumption restores the flow of about 1.2 million barrels per day of Kazakh crude.
The Halt
CPC halted oil receiving at its Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka terminal on July 28, according to LSM.kz. The company did not specify the cause of the suspension, which halted shipments of about 1.2 million barrels per day of crude. Storm warnings had been issued in the Black Sea region in recent weeks, though it was not confirmed if weather was the reason. The terminal’s single-point mooring systems have been a recurring source of disruptions in the past. The halt affected tanker loadings of crude from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz, Kashagan, and Karachaganak fields.
Resumption and Impact
Oil receiving resumed on July 30 after a 48-hour pause, the operator said. CPC’s annual capacity is 67 million tonnes, and it transported 63 million tonnes in 2025. An early morning tanker was scheduled to load, signaling a return to normal operations. Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry confirmed that oil production at the three major fields continued through the stoppage thanks to storage capacity. The pipeline accounts for over two-thirds of Kazakhstan’s oil exports.
What's Next
CPC plans to inspect its mooring infrastructure in the coming days to prevent further stoppages. It remains unclear whether the two-day halt will cause any deferrals of August loading schedules.
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CPC resumes oil receiving on July 30 after brief halt
