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Novorossiysk

American  
[noh-vuh-ruh-seesk, nuh-vuh-ruh-syeesk] / ˌnoʊ və rəˈsisk, nə və rʌˈsjisk /
Or Novorossiisk

noun

  1. a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea.


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Tokayev’s decision to speak out in July came as drone strikes disrupted the CPC and discouraged shipowners from loading at the pipeline’s terminal in Novorossiysk, on Russia’s Black Sea coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, hits on tankers and sites around Novorossiysk have crimped operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which carries almost 2% of the world’s oil, and whose shareholders include Chevron and ExxonMobil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which carries Kazakhstan's Caspian oil to Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, said its terminal had been hit, but there were no injuries or oil spills.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Another drone salvo hit the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's terminal near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk -- a key export route for Kazakh oil, partly owned by Chevron and Shell.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

The bora also occurs at Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

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