On February 17, 2025, the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation made a decision to open a criminal case for a crime under par. "a", "c", Part 2, Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The case was brought against servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, who, being on the territory of Ukraine under their control and acting on criminal orders, carried out an attack using unmanned aerial vehicles against civilian infrastructure.
It should be recalled that on February 17, 2025, Kropotkinskaya pump station located in Kavkazsky district of Krasnodar Krai was attacked by UAVs. There were no casualties or injuries, but the oil transportation facility was damaged and put out of service.
On February 18, the CPC management team and representatives from the Western Region of the Consortium worked at the station. The specialists are tasked with preparing and carrying out repair works in the shortest possible time, in collaboration with contractors, to restore the functionality of all sub-facilities of the station.
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CPC Pipeline System is one of the major projects 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.
CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation – 24 %, IC CPC Company (LLC) – 7%, NC KazMunayGas JSC – 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%.