On June 16, 2022 Rosatom State Nuclear Energy
Corporation and CPC-R signed a cooperation agreement. At the 25th
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2022), the document was
signed by CEO’s of the companies – Alexey Likhachev and Nikolay Gorban.
The parties plan to develop cooperation in such
areas as energy supply for offshore and pipeline facilities, as well as to
engage in manufacturing the affected equipment in country at ROSATOM
facilities. The parties of the agreement agreed to develop environmentally
friendly technologies, introduce Russian-made digital and platform solutions.
"We see the signed agreement as a basis for
the beginning of cooperation in a number of promising areas. This cooperation
will help us continue to improve the company's performance and take
environmental safety of the consortium facilities to a whole new level",
said Nikolay Gorban, CPC-R General Director at the signing ceremony.
"ROSATOM's enterprises have all the
necessary competencies and experience to implement projects for the oil and gas
industry. The signed agreement marks the beginning of a long-term cooperation
to develop the parties’ business”, emphasized Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom General
Director.
For
reference:
Rosatom State Corporation comprises
over 400 enterprises and is one of the world leaders in the nuclear energy
industry. Rosatom is the world's second-largest company in terms of uranium
reserves, the fifth-largest uranium producer and the world's fourth-largest
producer of nuclear energy. It controls 40% of the world market of uranium
enrichment services and 16.3% of the nuclear fuel market.
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’s) 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%.