Transit of Kazakh oil via Russia has been disrupted due to power outages caused by cold weather, Russian pipeline operator Transneft said Jan. 11. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “Due to severe frosts in the north of Kazakhstan, power to two regions has been cut off, including an oil pumping station that supplies oil to the Transneft network. From 05:00 Moscow time [02:00 GMT] pumping from Kazakhstan was halted until restoration of power lines,” Transneft said. The power outage has affected shipments via the Atyrau-Samara pipeline. A spokesman for Transneft said that repair work is likely to take no more than 3 days, and Transneft does not plan to redirect flows via an alternative loading point. Transneft also transits Kazakh crude from the Aktobe region in Kazakhstan […]