MOSCOW, July 27. /TASS/. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has resumed oil shipments from its marine terminal near Novorossiysk, the company’s press service reported.

"The Caspian Pipeline Consortium has resumed oil transshipment at its marine terminal, with two tankers having been moored to single point moorings. Additionally, the Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline was restarted <…>. CPC facilities are operating normally," the report said.

Further cargo operations at the CPC terminal will be conducted in accordance with the current situation and based on confirmed tanker schedules from shippers, the company added.

Previously, the loading of raw materials was halted due to drone attacks on several tankers near the CPC terminal.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is the largest route for transporting oil from the Caspian region to global markets. The 1,511 km long main pipeline connects oil fields in Western Kazakhstan with Russia’s Black Sea coast where oil is loaded onto tankers via the CPC’s marine terminal.

Among CPC shareholders are Russia (via Transneft), Kazakhstan (via KazMunayGas), structures of Chevron, Lukoil, ExxonMobil, a joint venture of Rosneft and Shell.