Kazakhstan resumed oil shipments through the Atyrau-Samara pipeline on November 3 after a drone attack on a Russian oil hub halted pumping the previous day and an inspection cleared the route to restart.
The Energy Ministry said transportation stopped at 6:09 a.m. Astana time on November 2. The stoppage came after facilities at the Samara Production and Dispatch Centre were hit. Pumping resumed after an inspection.
The ministry reported no injuries. It said the pipeline was operating normally on November 3. The pipeline links western Kazakhstan to Russia’s oil network, which carries oil onward to export destinations.
It is Kazakhstan’s second-largest oil export route by volume, after the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system. KazTransOil data show that 7.573 million metric tons of oil moved through Atyrau-Samara in the first nine months of 2026. That was about 200,000 barrels a day.
The brief shutdown shows that Kazakhstan’s oil exports can be disrupted by problems at infrastructure in Russia. Attacks have also affected shipments through the CPC route.