Source : Map
07/07/2022 13:00
Russia on Wednesday halted the shipment of Kazakh oil through the Caspian line to world markets for the third time in four months.
State broadcaster Russia Today reported that work on the aforementioned oil transmission line had been suspended by a decision of the city court in Novorossiysk, southern Russia, for a period of 30 days.
The reason for this court decision is due to “the environmental violations that have been identified and which must be eliminated so that the line can resume its work”, explained Russia Today.
The company that oversees the operation of the line intends to appeal the court’s decision and oppose it before the competent Russian judicial authorities.
On June 19, Russia stopped shipping oil from Kazakhstan through the line due to the discovery of 50 World War II-era mines in the Caspian Sea. The mines have been destroyed. Pumping resumed on the 23rd of the same month.
The aforementioned line is considered one of the largest oil transportation routes from the Caspian Sea to world markets, with a length of 1500 km.
