Caspian Pipeline Consortium Oil Pipeline
Summary Information
- Source: Western Kazakhstan
- Destination: Black Sea terminal, six miles (10 km) north of the Port of Novorossiysk
- Ownership: Transneft, KazMunaiGaz (KMG) and Chevron
- Website: http://www.cpc.ru/
- Length: 1,500 kilometres (900 miles)
- Capacity: 730,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: CPC Blend Crude Oil
The Route
- From Western Kazakhstan to a dedicated terminal in the Black Sea
Pipeline Status
- The pipeline is in operation but an expansion project is planned
- The capacity of the pipeline, will increase to 1.4 million barrels per day from its current capacity of 730,000 barrels per day.
- Following the project, the pipeline will transport increased volumes of Tengiz Crude Oil
- Fluor will provide project services for the marine terminal and supervisory control and data system (SCADA) portions of the Pipeline Expansion project
History
- 1997 - Russian assets in the CPC system that had been mothballed were acquired by CPC
- 2001 - CPC for the first time loaded crude oil onto a tanker at its Marine Terminal
- 2010 - CPC Expansion Project Sanctioned
- 2011 - Fluor awarded contract for project services for the marine terminal and supervisory control and data system (SCADA)
Other Information
- Fluor was the original program management contractor
- The original project involved refurbishing more than 700 kilometers of existing pipeline and building an additional 740 kilometres
Links
- Expansion of the CPC, Transneft
- CPC Crude Oil Pipeline Integrity Review and Rehabilitation Plan
- Chevron and Other Shareholders Sanction Caspian Pipeline Expansion
- Fluor Awarded Caspian Pipeline Expansion Contract in Kazakhstan & Russia
- CPC Terminal April Oil Liftings Back to Record 2010 Monthly Average
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