MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russia is not seeking to undermine U.S. business interests in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. He was responding to a
Russia Maintains US Business Interests in Caspian Pipeline Consortium
Kremlin's Position on US Involvement and Sanctions
Official Statement from the Kremlin
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russia is not seeking to undermine U.S. business interests in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Background on Sanctions and Expert Commentary
He was responding to a question about comments by several Russian experts, including on state TV, that Russia should ban oil supplies via the CPC from Kazakhstan in response to Washington's sanctions against Russia.
US Stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium
CPC, in which U.S. oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil are large shareholders, exports its oil from a Russian terminal on the Black Sea.
Russia's Commitment to Energy Security
"In addition to American partners, there are also our Kazakh partners involved, and Russia remains a reliable guarantor of global energy security, despite everything," Peskov told a daily conference call with reporters.
Operational Challenges and Security Concerns
Impact of Ukrainian Drone Attacks
CPC, whose terminal is located near Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, was targeted by Ukrainian drones and has had to scale back its operations due to the attacks.
Accusations of Energy Blackmail
Peskov accused Ukraine of "energy blackmail" over the strikes, which he said were causing Russian, U.S. and Kazakh companies to suffer.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov. Writing by Vladimir Soldatkin. Editing by Mark Trevelyan and Mark Potter)
