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 Press Releases 2011

  • 14 июля 2025Work Scope during Scheduled Shutdown of CPC Oil Pipeline

    On 9 July 2025, a scheduled 12-hour shutdown of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline covered maintenance of mainline ball valves, power, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, communication and other equipment.

CPC Expansion Project Helps Provide Healthy Catering to Krasnodar Schoolchildren

The construction of a school cafeteria for local schoolchildren has been started in Temizhbekskaya Village in the Kavkazsky District in the Krasnodar Krai under a regional charity program for supporting CPC Expansion host regions.

CPC Governance Bodies reviewed Expansion Project progress

A CPC-R Board Meeting and a CPC-K General Shareholder Meeting were held in Moscow on November 29-30, 2011.

The Social Role of CPC is Highly Appreciated in the Regions

On November 22-24, CPC general director conducted a working trip to the Russian Regions traversed by the consortium’s pipeline route. Nikolay Platonov visited the Republic of Kalmykia and Astrakhan Oblast where he had meetings with the heads of these Federal Regions – Alexey Orlov and Alexander Zhilkin.

Expansion Work Started on All CPC Construction Sites in Kazakhstan

On November 18 CPC Expansion Project Phase 1 construction activities got underway at the Tengiz and Atyrau pump stations and pipelaying is now in progress on an 88 km pipeline section which is planned to be replaced with a larger diameter pipe.

CPC Kazakhstani Pipeline Recoating is Progressing 600 Meters per Day

On November 8-9, 2011 CPC General Director Nikolay Platonov made a working trip, visiting the Consortium’s Facilities located in Kazakhstan.

10 million manhours without incidents

CPC has loaded 250 tankers ten months into the year and over 2,500 tankers since the start of operations, with 270 MT of crude oil shipped to international oil markets. Incident-free uninterrupted operation of the mainline pipeline is supported by highly qualified personnel, high-tech equipment and advanced control systems.

CPC Celebrates Its Jubilee

Today, October 13, is a 10-year anniversary of commencing Caspian Pipeline Consortium system operations. The time elapsed since loading the first tanker has shown that the CPC project is one of the most successful ones in the sphere of energy in the post-soviet area.

Pump station upgrade under the CPC expansion project is proceeding ahead of schedule

On 6-7 October there was a press tour of CPC's facilities in the Kavkazskiy District of the Krasnodar Krai.

Throughput reduction is due to objective factors

On 6 October Nikolai Platonov, the general director of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) addressed the KIOGE-2011 conference held in Almaty with a report dedicated to the Expansion Project and also answered questions from participants of the conference and journalists.

CPC Shareholders have discussed the Expansion Project progress

CPC-R Board of Directors meeting and CPC-K Extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting were held September 20/21 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

CPC Executed Agreements with Russian Regions on Implementation of Social Programs under the Expansion Project

Within the framework of the 10th International Investment Forum «Sochi 2011» held on September 15-18, Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s General Director Nikolay Platonov had meetings with heads of the regions traversed by the CPC pipeline. Talks were held with Stavropol Krai Governor Valery Gaevsky, Astrakhan Oblast Governor Alexander Zhilkin, Krasnodar Krai Vice Governor Vadim Lukoyanov and Novorossiysk City Head Vladimir Sinyagovsky.

CPC and Astrakhan Region sign an agreement on social programs under Expansion Project

Nikolai Platonov, CPC General Director, currently on a business trip to the Astrakhan Region, held a meeting today with Alexander Zhilkin, Astrakhan Region Governor, to discuss some CPC Expansion project matters.

CPC General Director Completed a Working Visit to Stavropol Krai

On 14 -15 July 2011 the CPC General Director Nikolay Platonov made a working visit to Stavropol krai and held a meeting with the Stavropol krai governor Valery Gaevsky.

CPC Expansion Project Construction Groundbreaking Ceremony was held today

CPC Expansion Project Construction Groundbreaking Ceremony was held today in Atyrau, in the vicinity of the CPC namesake pump station.

Expansion Project Will Make CPC Crude Pipeline System More Flexible

Since the beginning of this year crude oil shipment through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system has dropped by 4.7% versus the same period of 2010.

Re: Meetings of Caspian Pipeline Consortium managing bodies

CPC-R Board of Directors meeting as well as Company’s Annual General Shareholders’ meeting were held on May 17/18, 2011 in London.

The CPC Shareholders agree to launch the Expansion Project construction

CPC-R Board of Directors meeting and CPC-K Extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting were held today in Moscow.

CPC passes ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 audits

Caspian Pipeline Consortium has successfully completed an audit of the performance of CPC’s environmental management and health & safety management system and its compliance with ISO 140001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.

CPC Management meeting Head of Kalmykia A.M. Orlov

There has been a working meeting held today between Nikolai Platonov, General Director, Caspian Pipeline Consortium, and Alexei Orlov, the Leader of the Republic of Kalmykia. The participants discussed cooperation between Kalmykia and CPC in the course of the CPC Pipeline Expansion Project.

Meetings of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium managing bodies

CPC-R Board of Directors meeting and CPC-K Extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting were held on March 15 in Moscow.

250 Millionth Ton of Crude Oil Lifted from CPC Marine Terminal

On February 26 the 250 millionth ton of crude oil was lifted from the Marine Terminal of Caspian Pipeline Consortium near Novorossiysk since the commencement of the CPC pipeline system operation.

Meetings of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium managing bodies

CPC-R Board of Directors meeting and CPC-K Extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting were held on February 3 in Moscow.

In December 2010 CPC loaded a record tonnage of crude oil

The highest-ever monthly oil shipment volume of 3.21 mln tons (in excess of 25 mln bbl) was reached in December at the Marine Terminal of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the vicinity of Novorossiysk.