Kazakhstan to divert some oil from Kashagan field to China

Kazakhstan's energy ministry said it would redirect some oil from the Kashagan oil field to China after a Ukrainian drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Black Sea terminal, at the Russian port of Novorossiysk.

"TCurrently, the Ministry, together with shippers, is carrying out urgent work to redistribute oil volumes. Measures have also been taken to redirect a certain volume of Kashagan oil to China," the ministry said.

It was noted that the incident at the CPC marine terminal did not result in a complete halt of exports" over the oil pipeline and supplies continue with the use of the existing infrastructure subject to safety measures.