CPC oil pipeline
In 2008 Stroytransgaz signed an agreement to replace the CPC pipeline section 0–116 km in Atyrau region (Republic of Kazakhstan).
Caspian Pipeline Consortium-K was customer for the project.
Stroytransgaz will procure and deliver materials (besides materials and equipment with long delivery time procured by CPC) and build the new pipeline section with length of 130.3 kilometers and 1020 millimeters diameter laid in a new route. Upon completion of construction and tie-in of newly constructed section into existing pipeline, Stroytransgaz will also dismantle of the old, decommissioned section of the oil pipeline.
Kazakhstan companies and specialists take active part in implementation of the project. Particularly, Kazakhstan institute of oil and gas developed for CPC engineering and design documentation considering high modern requirements to the technical parameters of the system, subcontractors taking part in construction are Kazhimmontazh Holding, Sparta, ABS, and Defectoscopiya.
Background
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s pipeline system runs 1510 kilometers and connects the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan with a marine terminal near Novorossisk in Russian Federation.
The statute capital of CPC is evenly divided between states-founders and private oil companies. The shares of the founding states are distributed as following: Russia—31 %, Kazakhstan—19 %. Private oil companies, participating in Consortium, include Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company (15%), LUKARCO B.V. (12.5%), Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited (7,5%), Mobil Caspian Pipeline company (7,5%), Agip International (N.A.) N.V. (2%), BG Overseas Holdings Limited (2%), CLL Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures (1,75%) and CLL Oryx Caspian Pipeline (1,75%).