The oil pumping station (NPS) of the Caspian pipeline consortium (KTK) in the Krasnodar Territory received serious damage after the UAV attack, its repair may take 1.5-2 months. This was reported by Transneft – Russian shareholder of the International Consortium.
“According to KTK experts, the consequences of the indicated strike will be eliminated from 1.5 to 2 months, which can lead to a decrease in oil pumping from Kazakhstan by about 30%,” Transneft said.
“As a result of the attack, the object received serious damage: the roof was destroyed, a closed camshaft, a gas turbine installation (GTU) was damaged, cables and cable overpasses, a tank of water, two transformers, filters and a fire extinguishing system of GTU are also affected,” the GTU fire extinguishing system, “said they noted In the company.
It is reported that at the moment, the transportation of oil through the Tengiz -Novorossiysk oil pipeline is temporarily carried out according to the emergency scheme, bypassing the Kropotkinskaya NPS.
Transportation volumes through the KTK system in 2024 amounted to 63 million tons of oil, while about 74 percent of these volumes are in the share of American and other Western consignors, – Transneft noted.
“The role of the consortium in ensuring global energy security and the implementation of the economic interests of the countries – participants is unanimously recognized by all the shareholders of the KTK and the leadership of the relevant states, which is eloquently evidenced by the fact that no sanctions or restrictive measures have never been introduced in relation to the consortium,” – emphasized in the company.
Earlier, on February 17, 2025, the oil transportation facility of the Caspian pipeline consortium – NPS “Kropotkinskaya” was attacked by the UAV. “The terrorist blow was inflicted on the family with unmanned aerial vehicles, filled in addition to explosives with metal damaging elements. The attack was made with a temporary interval in order not only to break the operation of the object, but also to bring the victims among the operational personnel of the station,” the press reported on Monday on Monday service of the company “Caspian pipeline consortium”.
NPS “Kropotkinskaya”, located in the Caucasian district of the Kuban, is the largest oil pumping station KTK in the Russian Federation.
KTK pipeline system is one of the largest projects in the energy sector in the CIS.
The length of the Tengiz -Novorossiysk pipeline is 1,511 km. On this route, more than two thirds of all export oil of Kazakhstan, as well as raw materials from Russian deposits, including those located in the Caspian, are transported along this route.
The KTK marine terminal is equipped with three remote mooring devices (IP), which allows you to safely load tankers at a considerable distance from the coast.