The marine terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was attacked by drones on July 19, hitting two tankers loading oil from Kazakh fields. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

According to CPC, during loading operations at the remote berthing facilities VPU-1 and VPU-3, drones attacked the tankers ASIA and NISSOS IOS. The first tanker carried oil from Tengizchevroil (Chevron), the second from Kashagan B.V. and Maten (KazMunayGas).

The attack caused a fire on the ASIA tanker, which was quickly extinguished by CPC emergency services.

"Oil loading has been stopped. There are no casualties among CPC employees or contractors. No oil spill occurred. Medical assistance was not requested by crew members. The tankers remain afloat, and damage assessment is underway," the consortium's press service stated.

CPC called the incident a deliberate terrorist attack, stating that the strike on the marine terminal and civilian vessels affects the interests of all consortium member countries.

"This is the fifth act of direct aggression against a purely civilian CPC facility protected by international law," the company said.

The consortium emphasized that CPC plays a key role in global energy security, transporting oil from Kazakhstan's largest fields—Tengiz, Kashagan, and Karachaganak—via its pipeline system.

In 2025, the terminal transshipped about 70.5 million tons of oil, with over 75% of this volume coming from the world's largest shippers, including Tengizchevroil (Chevron), ExxonMobil, KazMunayGas, Eni, and Shell.

Earlier, Kursiv reported that on July 8, drones attacked a Chevron oil tanker used to transport Kazakh oil from the CPC terminal.

On July 17, an attack on the tanker Nordic Zenith en route to the CPC terminal was reported. The crew extinguished the fire themselves, with no casualties.

Following the incident, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy stated there was no threat to Kazakh oil exports, noting that the technological infrastructure was operating normally and CPC continued cargo operations as scheduled.

However, after the new attack on July 19, the consortium announced a temporary halt to oil loading to assess the consequences.