CPC resumes oil pumping after 72-hour shutdown for maintenance

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which exports Kazakh oil to Russia's Black Sea coast in Novorossiysk for further shipment to world markets, has resumed operations since 11 April.

"After the completion of major works at the facilities of the CPC marine terminal during the planned shutdown of the pipeline on 11 April 2024, oil shipment resumed," the consortium said in a statement, Report informs.

As reported, on April 9, 2024, CPC began maintenance and connection of new equipment at the facilities of the main oil pipeline Tengiz - Novorossiysk. In this regard, oil shipment at the marine terminal was also stopped until 11 April.

According to CPC, such 72-hour stops of pumping through the pipeline occur at least twice a year.

The CPC is an international oil transport project involving Russia, Kazakhstan and the world's leading production companies, created for the construction and operation of a 1,511,000-kilometre-long trunk pipeline. The system is the main export route for Kazakhstani oil, accounting for more than 80% of Kazakhstan's oil volumes pumped through the pipeline. The CPC system receives oil mainly from fields in Western Kazakhstan, as well as feedstock from Russian producers.