Ukrainian forces struck a Lukoil-Nizhnevolozhskneft oil production platform in the Caspian Sea and critically damaged the Korchagin oil and gas condensate field.
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Ukrainian forces struck a Lukoil oil platform in the Caspian Sea and damaged the Korchagin field
SBU drones struck a Russian offshore oil production platform at the Korchagin field, damaging critical equipment and forcing operations to halt
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Korchagin's 2023 oil production was about 7.33 million barrels (roughly 20,000 barrels per day) with a capacity of 1 billion cubic meters a year
SSU long-range drones struck Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea for the third time, critically damaging equipment and halting production
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