The CPC pipeline carries oil from western Kazakhstan to a port on the Black Sea. (map: Transneft)
DW: Russia targets EU, cutting off Kazakhstan's oil exports
This week, Moscow halted crude oil exports from Kazakhstan via a Black Sea port. Kazakhstan is the EU's fifth-largest supplier and this effectively reduces oil imports.
The search is now on for alternative routes. In a telephone conversation on July 4, Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assured EU Council President Charles Michel of his country's support in helping the 27-nation bloc overcome its current energy crisis.
Only a day later, a district court in Novorossiysk — Russia's biggest Black Sea port — ordered a pipeline coming from Kazakhstan and exporting oil to Europe shut for a month.
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WNU Editor: A million barrels of oil production per day has just been taken off the world markets.
This is also happening a few days after Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assured EU Council President Charles Michel of his country's support in helping the 27-nation bloc overcome its current energy crisis. Yeah .... I do not believe in coincidences.
More News On Russia Cutting Off Kazakhstan's Oil Exports To Europe
Russia shuts down terminal after Kazakhstan offers to send more oil to the EU -- Euractiv
Kazakhstan: CPC pipeline shutdown poses serious economic threat -- Eurasianet
Kazakh President Calls For New Oil Export Routes After Russia Suspends Key Pipeline -- RFE
After Russian move on pipeline, Kazakhstan says it needs other routes -- Reuters
Kazakhstan to Reduce Dependence on Russia for Oil Exports -- National Interest
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