A meeting of the CPC Steering Security Committee was held on 30 November 2022 in Dubai (UAE). It was attended by representatives of the Consortium Shareholders: PJSC Transneft, JSC National Company KazMunayGaz, Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company, LUKARCO B.V., Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited, BG Overseas Holdings Limited, Eni International N.A. N.V. S.ar.l. and others.
The Steering Committee members reviewed the issues pertaining to the functioning of the information security system, results of system protection assessment and further improvement measures. A report was presented regarding the changes in the RF fuel/energy facility protection legislation in 2022 and action taken at the CPC sites in compliance with the regulatory documents.
In the course of the meeting it was noted that in in the recent months there had been several massive hacker attacks on the CPC information resources, including those aimed at guessing and opening up of the user accounts, attempts had been made to upload a malicious code in the software/information systems of the Consortium. In November this year, multiple phishing attacks were staged against the CPC information system users, including social engineering methods and SMS messaging.
The Company specialists took prompt action to protect the systems and users. Data leak and information damage were prevented due to a regular and methodical training and relevant testing of all Company employees in the information security policies and procedures.
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The CPC Pipeline System is one of CIS largest energy investment projects that involves foreign capital. The length of the Tengiz – Novorossiysk pipeline is 1,511 km. This route moves over two thirds of all Kazakhstan export oil along with crude from Russian fields including those in the Caspian region. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with three Single Point Moorings (SPM), allowing tankers to be loaded safely at significant distance offshore, including in poor weather conditions
CPC Shareholders: Federal Agency for State Property Management represented by Transneft (trustee) – 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. - 2%, and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.