On January 20-21, 2026, CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban visited the Consortium’s Marine Terminal facilities near Novorossiysk. Company’s CEO inspected the condition of MT Shore Facilities and Tank Farm.
Finalizing SPM CPC-3 single point mooring repair activities were in a special focus. Since mid-November 2025, partial replacement of loading system subsea hoses and subsea strings has been ongoing at this facility in challenging metocean conditions.
The General Director also inspected the work progress on restoration of SPM CPC-2 buoyancy and its preparation for dismantling. As a reminder, on November 29, 2025, this facility was damaged as a result of a targeted terrorist attack by uncrewed boat. The extent of the facility damage prevents its further operation.
In addition to the inspection of production facilities, Nikolai Gorban conducted unscheduled checks of the MT operational personnel and contractors emergency readiness. Sessions to discuss the Work Safety Culture and further Leadership improvement were held with Marine Terminal employees. Special attention was paid to the response protocol in case of warning signals about different threats, with a focus on ensuring safety, life and wellbeing of all employees.
On completion of the CPC Marine Terminal visit it was noted that all facilities and equipment were in due condition, employees and representatives of the CPC contractors demonstrated a responsible attitude to the fulfillment of tasks and a high level of professional training.
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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 (OOO) – 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%.