An industry source said that oil exports via the Caspian 'Pipeline' - consortium, which transports oil from Kazakhstan to a Russian terminal in the Black Sea - plummeted 24% in December following a drone strike.

Sources claim that exports fell?from November to 3.98 metric tonne, or?1.02 mln barrels per day.

Exports had risen in the previous months in 2025, as oil production in Kazakhstan's fields?increased.

The?source's estimate was that in 2025 the flow of crude oil would increase by 12% to a record high 70.5 million metric tonnes, or around 1.5 million barrels per day.

CPC didn't immediately respond to an inquiry for comment. Reporting by (. Mark Potter (Editing by Mark Potter).

(source: Reuters)