Ukraine maritime blockade halts CPC pipeline; Russian energy hub attacked, storage at capacity

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

‼️‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine's maritime blockade against Russian energy hubs has triggered a major economic shockwave, paralyzing one of Central Asia's most vital crude export arteries. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has completely halted the intake of Kazakh crude at its Black Sea terminal near Novorossiysk after a wave of attacks on oil tankers caused a severe bottleneck, filling onshore storage facilities to absolute capacity. Because the CPC pipeline represents Kazakhstan's primary economic