Kazakhstan’s oil exports could be cut by as much as 30% for up to two months following the February 17 Ukrainian drone strike on a key pipeline pumping station, Russia’s state pipeline operator Transneft said on February 18.

An overnight drone attack in the early hours on Monday has halted operations at a key oil pumping station in the south of Russia that enables the flow of oil from Kazakhstan’s three largest western-led oil developments – Tengiz, Kashagan and Kashagan – to Europe and other foreign markets.