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Chevron’s $6 Billion Black Sea Gamble Is Suddenly In Danger!

Chevron has spent decades building one of the world’s most productive oil operations in Kazakhstan, but the Russia-Ukraine war has now reached the project’s most vulnerable link. CEO Mike Wirth recently spoke with Trump administration officials about protecting Chevron’s interests after Ukrainian drones struck four tankers near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, including one vessel chartered by the company. The attacks restricted crude loadings from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, or CPC, a critical export system carrying approximately 2% of the world’s daily oil supply. Following discussions with Chevron and other industry representatives, the Trump administration warned Ukraine against targeting non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea. The immediate infrastructure remains undamaged, but Chevron’s problem is straightforward: its Tengiz field can produce enormous quantities of oil, yet Kazakhstan has limited storage and few comparable export alternatives.