In four days, four tankers meant to transport crude oil produced in Kazakhstan were attacked by drones while loading at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal in the Black Sea.
The foreign and energy ministries of Kazakhstan condemned the attacks, stating that they undermined global energy security and the economic interests of CPC member countries.
"We regard such attacks as an unacceptable infringement upon the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as deliberate acts aimed at destabilising lawful international trade and global energy markets and undermining the security of global transport and logistics supply chains," the Kazakh foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the attacked ships were “civilian vessels engaged in the legitimate commercial transportation of oil.”
Astana has demanded that all attacks cease and has asked partner countries to condemn them as well.
