The CPC International Oil Pipeline System continues crude transportation via the Tengiz - Novorossiysk route. At the moment, crude oil from shippers is being accepted according to the specified pumping technical capacities.
CPC Management Team inspected the PS Kropotkinskaya site in details. The walkdown was carried out involving the discipline specialists, who were tasked to provide the detailed damage assessment and possible terms for recovery of all station subsystems as soon as possible.
Following visual inspection of the equipment, N. Gorban, CPC General Director, held the meeting with the Consortium Western Region Management and the contractors to discuss the urgent repair issues. Much attention was paid to strengthening measures for safe performance of recovery operations.
It should be reminded that on February 17, 2025 PS Kropotkinskaya was attacked by several UAVs loaded with explosives and shrapnel.
The incident caused no deaths or injuries. By rapid aligned response Consortium personnel were able to avert the risk of an oil spill.
Crude transportation via the Tengiz-Novorossiysk Pipeline System is being maintained bypassing the shutdown PS. Oil lifting for export at the Marine Terminal is ongoing in normal mode.
More than 63MTA of crude, about 90% of which came from Kazakhstan, were pumped through PS Kropotkinskaya in 2024.
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CPC Pipeline System is one of the major projects 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 oil, and 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.
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%.