On 16 December 2025 in Stavropol, school buses were handed over to three education and healthcare institutions of the Stavropol Krai. The special vehicles were procured by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium under the 2025 Charity Program. The ceremony of keys and certificates handover was attended by the CPC Management, Deputy Chairman of the Stavropol Krai Government Nikolay Afanasov, Industry Minister of the Stavropol Krai Ivan Kovalev and Education Minister of the Stavropol Krai Maria Smagina.
The school version of the 19-seat buses of EURO-5 ecological class on the GAZel Next base features an air conditioner, four-point safety belts, a GLONASS positioning system, special light signals, external and internal loudspeakers, means of communication with the driver and other required devices.
One of such buses was received by the Municipal Budgetary Institution of Additional Education “Sports School” of the Novoalexandrovsk town. The school trains 470 young sportsmen, who travel for competitions of various levels at least 60 times a year. The PAZ-32053 bus used by the school for such trips for more than 15 years objectively needed replacement by the level of wear and safety requirements.
Another recipient of a new bus was a branch of the State Budgetary Education Institution “Krai Center for Psychological/Pedagogical Rehabilitation and Correction”. The motor vehicle is intended for transportation of disabled children from remote districts of the Krai for psychological/medical/pedagogical examination in Stavropol to determine an education route.
One more bus was handed over to the State Public Comprehensive Health Improvement Institution “Sanatorium Boarding School No. 21”. The school is located in the Podluzhnoye village, Izobilnensky District, Stavropol Krai. Its students are disabled children and a bus for them will be an efficient contribution to the Barrier-Free Environment Program, providing travel opportunities for excursions and other events.
The CPC charity projects in the Stavropol Krai are implemented under the Cooperation Agreement executed with the regional administration in 2022.
In interaction with the regional authorities, the Consortium realizes consistently and on a regular basis the projects aimed at supporting and developing healthcare, education, culture and sports. The traditional charity programs also include the “CPC to First-Graders", "New Year and Christmas Holidays with CPC” and the environmental and education project “Protect Nature of Our Native Land”.
Over the entire history of cooperation with the region, the Consortium has allocated for the social sphere projects about RUR 1.5 billion. In 2024, the CPC tax payments to the consolidated budget of the Stavropol Krai amounted to RUR 2.4 billion.
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CPC Crude Oil Pipeline System is one of the major projects in CIS energy sector. 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 features three Single Point Moorings (SPMs) that enable safe tanker loading 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%.