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The Project is designed to increase the trunk pipeline capacity

CPC Management Team visited CPC Marine Terminal

On 11 July 2019, CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban, First Deputy General Director, Operations, Kenneth Yoss and General Manager, Field Operations, Vladimir Shmakov visited the CPC Marine Terminal nearby Novorossiysk. The General Director inspected the MT TF and MT facilities, had a meeting with MT managers on different MT operational and Debottlenecking Program  issues.
The Debottlenecking Program  for the Marine Terminal includes the construction of three new LACT meters and a new pressure regulator, upgrade of the existing pressure regulator and construction of an extra surge relief system.
In 2018, the Marine Terminal shipped 61 MTA of export oil, loaded 558 tankers, which is 6 MTA or 34 tankers more than in 2017. The high rate of oil tanker handling is successfully maintained, among other factors, thanks to the expedited tanker processing procedure “on visit aboard” (by authorities) introduced at the Marine Terminal.
Three tanker loading operations also help to save the loading time - while one tanker loading is being finished, the next tankers are being moored allowing significant time saving. In 2018, the “three tankers” procedure was used 89 times, which allowed reducing the preparation timing by 534 hours.
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CPC Pipeline System is one of the major investment projects in energy sector with participation of foreign capital in the CIS. The length of the Tengiz–Novorossiysk Pipeline is 1,511 km; it transports over two thirds of all Kazakhstan export crude, as well as crude from Russian oil fields, including the Caspian Region. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with three Single Point Moorings (SPM) that allow to load tankers safely at a significant distance offshore, also amid poor weather conditions.
CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation (represented by Transneft – 24% and CPC Company – 7%) – 31%; Republic of Kazakhstan (represented by Kazmunaygaz – 19% and Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%) – 20.75%; Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company - 15%, LUKARCO B.V. - 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company – 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited – 7.5%, BG Overseas Holding Limited - 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. - 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75.