ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 14. Kazakhstan and Russia have completed maintenance work on the Tengiz–Novorossiysk oil pipeline, Trend reports, citing the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).
The CPC announced that scheduled maintenance had been carried out on the Tengiz–Novorossiysk pipeline.
"On July 9, during a planned 12-hour shutdown, maintenance was performed on mainline ball valves, power and mechanical equipment, control and measuring instruments and automation systems, communication equipment, and more," the CPC stated.
Moreover, the consortium emphasized that such work can only be done when the equipment at pumping stations and the pipeline is shut down.The maintenance was conducted simultaneously on the territories of both Kazakhstan and Russia.
In Atyrau Region (Kazakhstan), two ball valves were replaced, two others were repaired, and five were inspected for tightness.
In Astrakhan Region and Kalmykia (Russia), the actuator at the pig launcher/receiver unit was replaced, along with actuators for two drain ball valves. The tightness of three mainline ball valves was also checked.
"In Stavropol and Krasnodar Krai, three repair structures were installed on the linear section. Three outdated electric actuators on shut-off valves were replaced, and the tightness of the mainline ball valves was inspected," the CPC added.
The consortium noted that it informs all oil shippers in advance about the timing of scheduled pipeline shutdowns. This information is also taken into account by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy when forming the annual schedule for oil transportation via the Tengiz–Novorossiysk pipeline.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is an international project for transporting oil over a distance of 1,510 km from western Kazakhstan (Tengiz, Karachaganak, and Kashagan fields) to the marine terminal in Novorossiysk on the Black Sea (Russia).
