Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is going to spend $150 mln this year for completion of its expansion project, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Nikolai Gorban, Director General of CPC, as saying at the media conference dedicated to CPC performance in 2016.
When all the facilities are put into operation in the framework of the expansion project, the capacity of CPC will be as high as 67 mln t of oil per year.
According to shippers’ requests, Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline is expected to pump 65.7 mln t of oil in 2017 including 54.7 mln t of Kazakh oil and 11.0 mln t of Russian oil.
Nikolai Gorban also said investment into firefighting and modernization programme will make $70 mln in 2017.
CPC pipeline system is one of the largest investment projects in the energy industry with participation of foreign capital on the CIS territory. The length of the pipeline connecting the oil fields in Western Kazakhstan with the Marine Terminal near Novorossiysk is 1,511 km. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with single point moorings which allow for safe tanker lifting at a considerable distance from the shore, also when the weather conditions are unfavorable.
CPC Shareholders: Russian Federation (represented by Transneft – 24% and CPC Company – 7 %) – 31%; Republic of Kazakhstan (represented by KazMunayGaz – 19% and Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%) – 20.75%; Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company - 15%, LUKARCO B.V. – 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company – 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited – 7.5%, BG Overseas Holding Limited - 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. - 2% и Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.