Atyrau–Samara oil pipeline returned to work after drone attack

Oil supplies via the Atyrau–Samara main pipeline have been restored after a temporary shutdown caused by a drone attack on the facilities of the Samara hub in Russia. This was announced on November 3 by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan.

"As of November 3, 2026, oil transportation via the Atyrau–Samara main oil pipeline is carried out normally. After a technical inspection, pumping was resumed," KazTAG reports.

According to the ministry, oil intake was suspended on the morning of November 2 after an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles on the facilities of the Samara hub. As a result of the incident, no one was injured. The ministry added that they continue to monitor the situation.

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At the end of July, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium resumed oil transshipment at the marine terminal in Novorossiysk a week after the forced shutdown caused by a massive attack by Ukrainian drones. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks.