On May 26, 2017, CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban visited the Kaztransoil KP-663 PS named after N. Shmanov, a famous scientist. The Consortium CEO jointly with Kaztransoil General Director, Board Chairman, Dimash Dosanov inspected main and auxiliary PS facilities, operating premises and process equipment. During the visit the companies’ heads discussed the specifics of operation of oil transportation facilities and prospects of cooperation.
The KP-663 PS is at the Kenkiyak-Atyrau pipeline and a part of the pipeline system operated by Kaztransoil. The pump station transports crude oil to the Shymkentsky refinery and Pavlodarsky petrochemical plant as well as to China. In 2016, the KP-663 PS was upgraded as part of capacity increase of the Atyrau-Kenkiyak and Kenkiyak-Kumko segments.
Upon upgrade the KP-663 PS was opened in December 2016 in attendance of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbaev.
Background:
The CPC pipeline system is one of the largest investment projects with foreign capital in the energy sector in the CIS. The length of the pipeline connecting oil fields in Western Kazakhstan with the Marine Terminal in Novorossiysk is 1,511 km. CPC’s Marine Terminal is equipped with Single Point Moorings that allow to load tankers safely at a significant distance offshore, including bad weather conditions.
CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation (represented by Transneft – 24% and CPC Company – 7%) – 31%; Republic of Kazakhstan (represented by KazMunayGas – 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%.