ASTANA, July 18 (Reuters) - The infrastructure of the

Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off Russia's Black

Sea coast is operating normally, Kazakhstan's energy ministry

said on Saturday, after an oil tanker was attacked and damaged

by drones the day prior.

"The technological infrastructure is operating normally. The

Caspian Pipeline Consortium is carrying out cargo operations and

loading oil onto tankers according to the established schedule,"

the energy ministry said, adding that there was no threat to

Kazakh oil.

Sources told Reuters on Friday that the attacked vessel, the

Suezmax-class Nordic Zenith, had been chartered by U.S. oil

major ExxonMobil ( XOM ).

CPC did not identify any party as responsible for the

incident. An Exxon spokesperson said the company does not

discuss operational details for marine transportation.