On 16 February
2023, a business meeting was held between Daniyar Berlibayev, Director of Oil
Transportation Department, Head of Oil Transportation Division, KazMunayGas,
and CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban in Astana.The parties
discussed intermediate results of the Debottlenecking Program (DBNP)
implementation and the volumes of hydrocarbons, which the Consortium was
capable of transporting from KazMunayGas’s resources in 2023.
Completion of
programs of equipment major overhaul and maintenance at the Consortium’s
facilities on schedule and current safety indicators became other topics of the
conversation. It was noted that the parties were actively engaged in experience
sharing in this sphere.
The meeting
participants also discussed the supply of foreign-made spares and equipment for
CPC needs while supporting safe and continuous operation of Tengiz-Novorossiysk
crude pipeline.
As an addition:
National Company KazMunayGas is one of CPC major Shareholders with 19% of
shares of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For
information:
CPC Pipeline
System is one of the major investment projects with foreign capital in energy
sector in the CIS. The length of the Tengiz – Novorossiysk pipeline is 1,511
km. This route transports over two-thirds of all Kazakhstan export crude, as
well as crude from Russian oil fields, including those in 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:
Federal Agency for State Property Management represented by Transneft (trust
management) – 24%, CPC Company – 7%, KazmunayGas – 19%, Kazakhstan Pipeline
Ventures LLC – 1.75%, 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. S.ar.l. – 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.