On 19 June 2024, an Agreement on cooperation in the information security area was signed in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, between the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MDDIAI RK) and Caspian Pipeline Consortium-K JSC.
The signatures on the document, which is valid for five years, were put by Ruslan Abdikalikov, Chairman of the Information Security Committee of MDDIAI RK, and CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban. Bakytzhan Darmenov, Head of Information Security Service, National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC RK), also participated in the signing ceremony.
The Agreement objectives include development and enhancement of efficiency of functioning of the Republic of Kazakhstan FEC facilities and arrangement of interaction of CPC with governmental authorities on information security issues.
The parties to the Agreement will cooperate in sharing information on terrorist and criminal risks and threats to information security.
The document provides for creation of a joint working group to develop proposals for preparation of legal acts determining the IS requirements for automated process control systems (APCS) and establishment of a CPC-K-based joint center for monitoring information security.
It was pointed out at the Agreement signing ceremony that it would allow to significantly enhance the level of protection of CPC operation facilities in Kazakhstan, help to harmonize requirements in the information security area during operation of automated process control systems.
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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 oil, and 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 %, IC CPC Company – 7%, KazMunayGas – 19%, Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%, Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company – 15%, Lukoil International GmbH - 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company– 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited– 7.5%, BG Overseas Holdings Limited– 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. S.ar.l. – 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.
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