A drone struck the Yasa Polaris, a tanker used in Caspian Pipeline Consortium shipments, while Chevron said the crew was safe and Kazakhstan exports were not disrupted.
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A Chevron-linked oil tanker used for Caspian Pipeline Consortium shipments was attacked by a drone off Russia’s Black Sea coast, two industry sources said Wednesday.
Chevron said Monday that it was aware of an incident involving a vessel traveling to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s loading facilities near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The company said the crew was safe and that oil exports from Kazakhstan had not been affected.
The vessel, the Yasa Polaris, is an oil tanker built in 2022 with capacity to carry about 160,000 metric tons of oil, according to LSEG data. The tanker is managed by Yasa Holding, which is registered in Turkey.
The ship manager did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Chevron-led Tengizchevroil is the largest exporter of CPC Blend crude, which is sourced mainly from Kazakhstan’s giant Tengiz oil field operated by the company.
Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the CPC oil terminal and vessels carrying oil in the Black Sea region since the war began in 2022. One of the single point moorings at the CPC terminal was heavily damaged in an attack last year.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium plans to export about 1.6 million barrels per day of CPC Blend crude in July, down from roughly 1.7 million barrels per day planned for June, two trading sources said. The lower July plan follows drone damage to a Russian gas facility that forced output reductions.
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