Huizenga Warns $195 Billion U.S. Support Could Be at Risk Over CPC Strikes
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Updated · Times of Central Asia · Jul 23
Huizenga Warns $195 Billion U.S. Support Could Be at Risk Over CPC Strikes
1 articles · Updated · Times of Central Asia · Jul 23
Summary
$195 billion in U.S. Ukraine aid could be jeopardized if attacks linked to Kyiv keep hitting the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal and tankers, Representative Bill Huizenga said, warning further strikes “will not be tolerated.”
Six tanker strikes have been reported near the CPC route since July 17 despite earlier U.S. warnings, and the disruption forced CPC to stop receiving Kazakh oil as storage filled.
Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry said export constraints triggered temporary output cuts: Tengiz fell to about 406,000 barrels per day from roughly 925,000, while national oil and condensate production dropped to 1.63 million barrels per day from 2.07 million.
CPC carries about 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports and includes major U.S. stakes—Chevron owns 15% and ExxonMobil 7.5%—making Huizenga’s warning a direct defense of American commercial interests as well as civilian shipping.
55.8 million tonnes of Kazakh crude reached the EU in 2025, or 12.8% of imports, so a prolonged CPC disruption would also squeeze one of Europe’s main non-Russian supply lines even as Brussels has stayed quieter than Washington.