• 2022 December 7 13:04

    OSR plan approved based on drill results in CPC Marine Terminal water area

    On 22 November 2022, a large-scale drill of permanent readiness of resources and equipment was conducted in the water area of the Maritime Port of Novorossiysk within Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s responsibility zone.

    The drill scenario was to contain and eliminate an emergency oil spill that occurred as a result of destruction of two adjacent tanker tanks during the loading of an oil tanker from the Single Point Moorings (SPM-1).

    The drill was based on the provisions of Federal Law #155-FZ of July 31, 1998 "On Inland Sea Waters, Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of the Russian Federation", and the findings issued to CPC-R by the Federal Transport Supervision Service (Rostransnadzor Southern Department) and other supervisory authorities.

    The function was a mandatory requirement prior to approval of the Plan to prevent and respond to oil and oil products spills (OSRP) at the Marine Terminal of Caspian Pipeline Consortium-R.

    The drill objectives were:  to practice interaction of CPC-R divisions when carrying out CPC-R cargo operations at CPC-R Marine Terminal in the water area of Novorossiysk Maritime Port; - to practice arrangement of deployment and actions of the Commission for Prevention and Response to Emergencies and Fire Safety (CPREFS) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of CPC-R to contain and eliminate an oil spill when an emergency arises in the water area; to practice arrangement of deployment and interaction of resources and equipment engaged in performing the OSR Plan; to practice the scheme of communication and emergency warning system in carrying out efforts to respond to emergencies and mitigate their consequences, knowledge of radio call signs and channel numbers on VHF and VHF; to practice arrangement of interaction of CPC-R CPREFS via its dispatcher services and the ERG resources and equipment participating in the OSR actions; to check sufficiency and assess capacities of resources and equipment involved as per the OSR Plan to mitigate the consequences of accidents at CPC-R Marine Terminal; to practice arrangement of initial actions to contain oil product spill; CPC-R CPREFS Heads’ practice in managing subordinate resources and equipment during mitigation of consequences of sea accidents; to practice the process of deploying the booms and collecting the spilled oil; to practice arrangement of event documentation process; to demonstrate CPC-R readiness to work within the water area of the Maritime port of Novorossiysk.

    About 200 people took part in the drill, including PERU staff and rescuers from Transneft-Service LLC - 155 rescuers.

    In the course of practicing the set objectives and tasks, CPC-R dispatcher - using the Automated Emergency Warning System - communicated the information to the governmental regulatory and supervisory authorities and to the interacting organizations and entities. Then, the management bodies were assembled, CPC-R’s OSR Plan was put into effect, and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was formed.

    According to the OSR Plan, a forecast of the oil slick spread was made based on the reconnaissance findings, taking into account the actual hydro-meteorological conditions. Based on the information received, the EOC developed a concept for the response to the oil spill.

    Booms on board emergency response vessels were deployed in the direction of the drift of the oil slick. Floating tanks delivered from the Marine Terminal Small Boat Shelter (SBS) were used to collect the oil-water emulsion. Spilled oil was collected at various points by oil-gathering systems deployed on emergency response vessels in the respective operating area. In addition, skimmers and vacuum units were used to collect oil along the shoreline and the 9,500 cu.m multipurpose tank (MPT) was used to accumulate the collected oil-water mixture.

    At the same time, gas analysis of the air environment and monitoring of oil pollution movement was performed in the area of the oil slick on a continuous basis by the regular equipment of the vessels involved.

    In the course of the exercise, the schemes for organization and management of the organic emergency response means were checked, sufficiency of the facility emergency response staff and equipment and their compliance with the regulatory level specified in the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plan were assessed.

    The drill was observed by the commission consisting of representatives of regulatory and supervisory agencies - Russia’s MChS, Rosprirodnadzor, Novorossiysk Municipality Administration, Black Sea Ports Administration, Rostransnadzor and others.

    On 2 December, 2022, Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) issued its positive opinion on the drill prior to approving the Oil and Oil Product Petroleum Products Spill Prevention and Response Plan for CPC-R Marine Terminal.

    CPC conducts at least 10 large-scale oil spill response and fire extinguishing drills annually. Large-scale exercises are conducted on a regular basis, allowing to assess the readiness of CPC pipeline operation teams, Security and dispatchers of the Consortium to emergencies. Thirteen scheduled drills were conducted in 2022 along the entire Tengiz-Novorossiysk crude pipeline route.

    The CPC Pipeline System is one of CIS largest energy investment projects that involves foreign capital. The length of the Tengiz – Novorossiysk pipeline is 1,511 km. This route moves over two thirds of all Kazakhstan export oil along with crude from Russian fields including those in the Caspian region. CPC Marine Terminal is equipped with three Single Point Moorings (SPM), allowing tankers to be loaded safely at significant distance offshore, including in poor weather conditions

    CPC Shareholders: Federal Agency for State Property Management represented by Transneft (trustee) – 24%, CPC Company – 7%, KazMunayGas – 19%; Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC – 1.75%, 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%, and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC – 1.75%.




2024 November 4

17:27 Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg
15:52 Paradip Port to be fully mechanised by 2030
14:13 Autonomous vessel to sail 1,500 km from Mumbai to Tuticorin
13:48 DPA Kandla in a plan for new container terminal and multipurpose berth with ₹27,000 crore investment
12:18 China's 41st Antarctic expedition begins
10:34 10 years old Meyer Turku aims for carbon-neutral shipbuilding
09:41 Port of Vancouver vessel traffic management system enhances marine safety and trade efficiency throughout Burrard Inlet

2024 November 3

15:57 Babcock completes deep maintenance of Lambeth River Station
14:09 Fincantieri and BQ Solutions sign MoU to advance naval education and training in Qatar 31 October 2024
12:51 Rolls-Royce develops new mtu energy and automation solutions for future submarines
10:19 Cepsa changes its name to Moeve
09:46 Singapore says no oil sightings arising from oil-related incidents

2024 November 2

18:06 Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel wins Green Ship Award at SRS Forum
17:20 VTTI looks to buy into LNG terminals in Asia
16:48 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding signs contracts for 12 large container ships in the past 10 days
16:32 CHIMBUSCO secures its first LNG refueling service in Europe
15:46 SLB OneSubsea awarded subsea boosting contract for bp’s Kaskida project in Gulf of Mexico
15:24 Wilson Sons to start construction of three new eco-friendly tugboats in 2025
14:57 Rem Offshore holds keel laying ceremony for REM Pioneer
12:30 World's first conversion of large container ship to run on methanol successfully completed
11:52 New offshore platform taps into potential of heavy-oil reserves in China
11:24 HRDD completes desulphurization tower system conversion for a PCTC
09:48 TOWT launches its first cargo sailing ship in Le Havre

2024 November 1

18:00 Marlink to deploy Sealink NextGen hybrid solution on 26 tankers for Transpetro
17:38 Austal Australia delivers 8th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy
17:23 Acteon and Applied Fiber enter MoU to collaborate on mooring solutions
16:54 KOTUG International and Maritalia S.A. secure major marine services contract for bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project
16:24 BW LPG takes delivery of vessel BW Chinook from Avance Gas
15:44 HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam
15:24 Samsung Heavy Industries secures $390 mln contract for four Suezmax tankers
14:36 EU imposes duties on unfairly subsidised electric vehicles from China
14:23 Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike
13:41 Chinese ports container volume rises 7.7 % from January to September of 2024
13:22 MOL, COSCO Co-host 6th Shanghai International LNG Shipping Forum
12:43 Global schedule reliability drops to 51.4% in September 2024
12:22 GTT secures technical services contract with Maran Tankers for eight LNG Dual-Fuel Suezmax vessels
11:45 MSC inks up $2.1bn container ship at the reborn shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries
11:28 China's first 'smart factory' for offshore oil, gas equipment fully operational
10:43 Yanmar completes land-based demonstration testing of a hydrogen engine for power generation in coastal vessels
10:23 Samsung Heavy wins W358 bln LNG ship order in Asia
09:58 EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by over 8% in 2023

2024 October 31

18:00 MAN receives multiple orders for MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM Mk 10.5 methanol engines to power a series of VLCV
17:23 The Marechal Duque de Caxias platform ship starts producing in the pre-salt layer
17:06 IWS Seawalker CSOV makes it 1000 ship designs from Kongsberg Maritime
16:45 “K” Line Wind Service and Japan Marine United sign agreement for Phase 2 of NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund Project
16:04 Wärtsilä introduces its innovative NextDF feature for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine
15:45 MOL plans to change charter contract for vessels related to Russia business
15:44 MABUX: Bunker price trends in the world's four largest hubs, Oct 8 - Nov 1, 2024
15:23 HHLA raises expectations for fiscal year 2024
14:59 Major fire extinguished at UK nuclear submarine yard
14:16 AD Ports Group and Somali Ministry of Fisheries & Blue Economy sign MoU for maritime sector development
13:44 Maersk reports Q3 results
12:43 UECC orders four advanced multi-fuel battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Nanjing
11:39 Japanese сonsortium produces design concept for eco-friendly VLCC
11:12 TMC Compressors bags contract to supply four LNG carriers
10:46 Panama Canal operating costs down 5% in FY2024
09:29 HIF Global and Antarctica21 promote sustainable tourism with e-Fuels

2024 October 30

18:00 East Java Multipurpose Terminal partners with Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan
17:22 Container traffic at Iranian ports up 5% in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year
17:06 CIMC SOE delivers second 7,600 cbm LNG bunkering vessel to Seaspan Energy
16:42 Klaveness Combination Carriers makes first move into wind with bound4blue eSAIL system on CABU III newbuild
16:23 Transport workers' strike in Argentina to affect port operations
15:59 South Korea's seaport container cargo up 3.5 pct in Q3
15:46 Stena Line marks significant milestones in build of NewMax ships, Stena Futura and Stena Connecta
14:55 DNV and LR grant AiP to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for ammonia duel-fuel large container vessel
14:45 Jiaxing Port adds a new sea-river intermodal operation area
13:32 Maersk signs long-term methanol sourcing deal
13:08 MOL and Pyxis sign Collaboration Agreement for development and market expansion of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan
12:40 AD Ports Group and the General Department of Vietnam Customs sign MoU
12:21 TE H2, CIP, and A.P. Møller Capital Partner for a large-scale project in the Kingdom of Morocco