Oil Prices Jump 2% Following Drone Strike at Major Black Sea Terminal

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Oil prices jumped 2% due to a drone strike at the Novorossiysk terminal, a major Black Sea terminal, disrupting 2% of global daily supply and raising fears of a prolonged supply squeeze.

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Global oil prices surged on Tuesday as markets reacted to the escalating drone strikes at the Novorossiysk terminal, which handles roughly 2% of the world's daily supply. The disruption to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) infrastructure, a vital artery for Kazakh exports managed by Western majors like Chevron and Shell, raised immediate fears of a prolonged supply squeeze. WTI was at $60.75, up 2.1%... While Brent was trading at $65.13, up 1.9%. Two oil tankers waiting to load crude from some of Kazakhstan’s biggest oilfields were…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 13, 2026.
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