On July 24,
2023, an event was held in Krasnodar Krai to release fry of the critically
endangered Black Sea salmon (kumzha) raised by a fish farm commissioned by CPC
into the natural habitat. The fish were released as part of the implementation
of CPC-R Biodiversity Conservation Program.The Caspian
Pipeline Consortium replenished the Black Sea salmon population in accordance
with the provisions of Federal Law No. 160-FZ in order to preserve aquatic
biological resources that may be affected by the construction of a new crude
oil lease automatic custody transfer (LACT) and related facilities at the
Marine Terminal in Yuzhnaya Ozereevka.
The work to
construct a new LACT and related facilities at CPC Marine Terminal commenced in
2021 and is currently being completed. This work is part of the Debottlenecking
Program (DBNP) to increase the CPC crude pipeline system throughput capacity to
82 mln tons per year.
The place of
fish cultivation and release was the Sochi urban district of Krasnodar Krai. As
commissioned by CPC, the Adler trout breeding plant was raising young Black Sea
salmon (kumzhi) for five months, then the fish were taken in a special tank to
the shore of the Mzymta River flowing into the Black Sea and moved to their
natural habitat. Currently, the Black Sea salmon is on the verge of extinction
and is listed in both the Krasnodar Krai and the Russian Federation Red Book of
Endangered Species.
A commission consisting of representatives of
the Black Sea Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery and
the Azov-Black Sea branch of FSBSI VNIRO (AzNIIRKh) supervised the event.
Preserving
and enhancing biodiversity in the regions of its operation is an integral part
of CPC’s Health, Safety and Environment Policy.
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%.