ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 23. Today, on May 23, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline system resumed operations after a scheduled 72-hour shutdown, Trend reports via KazTransOil.
According to the company, during this period, specialists carried out maintenance on equipment at the main pipeline, pumping stations, and the Marine Terminal.
An overview of completed initiatives is as follows:
Maintenance was performed on mechanical, technological, power, and
electrical equipment, as well as control and measuring systems,
automation, and control systems;
Tasks related to ongoing and capital projects were carried out - projects that can only be completed during a full shutdown of the pipeline and pumping stations.
In particular, the oil measurement and quality monitoring system was upgraded at the Atyrau pumping station. Near the station, at kilometer 204 of the route, a new pig launcher/receiver chamber was connected, and a ball valve was replaced. Three repair structures were installed on the pipeline section in the Atyrau Region of Kazakhstan, and repairs using grinding methods were completed at three additional sites.
According to CPC, scheduled pipeline shutdowns occur no more than twice a year. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy takes these shutdowns into account when developing the annual schedule for oil transportation along the Tengiz–Novorossiysk route.
At present, oil loading through the CPC Marine Terminal has resumed in normal mode.
The CPC pipeline system is one of the largest energy projects in the CIS. The Tengiz–Novorossiysk pipeline is 1,511 km long. It transports over two-thirds of Kazakhstan’s total oil exports, as well as crude from Russian fields, including those located in the Caspian region.
