Long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Filanovskoye oil platform, owned by the company “Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft.” According to Ukrainian media citing SBU sources, this is the first time Ukraine has targeted Russian infrastructure related to oil production in the Caspian Sea.
They reported at least four hits on the offshore platform. As a result of the attack, oil and gas production from more than 20 wells it services has been halted.
According to Ukrainian media, Filanovskoye is one of the largest explored fields in Russia and in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea, with reserves of 129 million tons of oil and 30 billion cubic meters of gas. The extracted products were exported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
“The SBU continues successful special operations against the Russian oil and gas sector, constantly expanding their geographic scope. The ‘bang’ in the Caspian Sea is another reminder to Russia that all its enterprises contributing to the war are legitimate targets, no matter where they are located,” an informed SBU source told journalists.
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