Ukrainian Strike on Pipeline Could Disrupt Global Flow of Crude Oil

Operated by Transneft, the pipeline runs from the Kazakh shore of the Caspian Sea through Russia before being sold into the global market.

Oil tanks of the Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, on Aug. 12, 2022. Tatiana Meel/Reuters

Russia’s state pipeline operator said that an attack by Ukrainian drones on Tuesday could disrupt the global flow of crude oil.

The former Soviet state of Kazakhstan’s oil exports could be cut by up to 30 percent for around two months via its main pipeline due to damage from the strike, said Russian pipeline operator Transneft, according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS.