On
July 15, 2022, CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban and the Consortium's
operations and construction projects specialists visited А-PS-5А in the
Astrakhan Oblast, PS Komsomolskaya and PS-2 in the Republic of Kalmykia.
Unscheduled audits of CPC/contractor personnel readiness for emergency response
were delivered.Drills
were conducted per different legends, both at pump stations and the line pipe.
At 05:00 (04:00 am Moscow time), a briefing came in regarding loss of integrity
at 668 km of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline.
To address the tasks at hand, the Emergency Response Station personnel
(25 pers.) and 12 equipment units promptly traveled to the drill area. Personnel successfully handled various types
of machinery and equipment, such as mobile pumping unit, slotting devices, collapsible
tanks etc. The drill and ‘emergency’ response met the established schedule.
Readiness
to emergency response was also inspected at the Chernozemelsky Canal next to
PS-2 in Kalmykia. A drill to contain a
simulated oil spill was delivered. The
participants demonstrated well-coordinated efforts while deploying oil
containment booms and hands-on skills in applying specialized oil skimming
equipment.
Emergency
response personnel and contractor representatives conducted a simulated fire
fighting drill at the A-PS-5A pressure control unit. At PS Komsomolskaya, a
drill to contain a simulated loss of integrity of the LACT meter with
subsequent ‘ignition of oil’ was conducted. The drill was positively rated by
CPC management: the participants acted in a coordinated manner while deploying
and using fire fighting equipment.
While
visiting pump stations, CPC management inspected main and auxiliary equipment
sites, as well as work progress under the Debottlenecking Program (DBN).
Personnel living conditions in rotation camps were also checked.
Specifically,
at A-PS-5A, CPC management inspected readiness of new variable frequency
converter shelters installed onto steel structures. This installation was
delivered under DBN.
At
PS Komsomolskaya, construction personnel reported on the final stages of
installation supervision at the new mainline pump unit with a gas turbine
unit. Commissioning is scheduled to
occur shortly, with equipment vendor representatives in attendance.
Company
management also inspected the new surge relief system tank site where
construction and installation work was nearing completion. Integration of the tank instrumentation into
SCADA system was scheduled at the time of the upcoming shutdown of the pump
station.
At
PS-2, operations personnel reported stable functioning of the four variable
frequency converters commissioned for pilot operation on June 07, 2022. Power
quality is monitored on an ongoing basis, all parameters are within allowable
limits.
For information:
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) 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%.