On January 23, 2026, the CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban and representatives of the Company Management paid a working visit to PS-7 in the Krasnodar Krai. The main purpose of the visit was to check the PS readiness for the tests of a mainline pump industrial prototype made by LLC “Ural Dynamic Machines” (UDM), which would later be put into operation at Kropotkinskaya PS.
Within the framework of implementing the EPS (external power supply) program, which provides for replacement of the imported GT-driven mainline pumps, it is intended to install similar pumps at the following CPC facilities: А-PS-4А, Komsomolskaya PS and Kropotkinskaya PS.
In January 2026, specialists of CPC, PJSC “Transneft” and O&M contractors installed the UDM mainline pump industrial prototype in the PS-7 mainline pump house and connected it to the control and power supply systems. The test program covers several months.
The Consortium Management inspected the PS-7 main and auxiliary equipment sites and checked the ER readiness of the personnel and contractors.
Special attention was paid to occupational health issues and action algorithms upon various threat warning signals with a focus on assuring the employee safety, life and health.
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In 2025, CPC and a subsidiary of PJSC “Transneft” - LLC “UDM” signed an agreement for manufacture, supply, installation supervision, startup and commissioning of 11 mainline pumps with common lube oil systems. The same year, a pilot prototype was tested successfully.
CPC is implementing the Program for Replacement of Imported GT-Driven Mainline Pumps. In Russia, it will comprise three PSs: А-PS-4А, Komsomolskaya PS and Kropotkinskaya PS, which will be switched over to external power supply.
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