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By Trend
Board Chairman of Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (KMG) NC JSC Magzum
Mirzagaliyev met with President of Russian Transneft PJSC Nikolai
Tokarev in Moscow on June 30, Trend reports via KMG.
According to the company, the parties discussed pressing issues
of the activities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) for the
transportation of Kazakh oil, and noted the importance of the CPC
project for the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and
Russia.
Mirzagaliyev stressed that Transneft PJSC is a long-term and
reliable partner of KMG in the field of transportation and transit
of Kazakh oil.
During the meeting, special attention was paid to the current
situation at the CPC marine terminal in connection with the
demining of especially dangerous items in the area of the single
point moorings (SPMs) - SPM-1 and SPM-2.
Work on the additional search and disposal of underwater
potentially hazardous items in the water area of SPM-1 and SPM-2
has been carried out by the Russian Emergencies Ministry since June
15 this year. The operation of SPM-3 is carried out in the normal
mode. It was originally planned to complete the demining work by
June 25, however, due to weather conditions, they were extended
until July 5.
The parties were informed that the ongoing demining work in the
SPM-2 area is being completed, and from July 1, the oil pipeline
will operate using two single point moorings. Work on additional
search and demining in the water area of SPM-1 is planned to be
completed by July 5.
The heads of KMG and Transneft PJSC noted that under the above
conditions, CPC ensures uninterrupted shipment of Kazakh oil in
accordance with the schedules of shippers.
After exchanging views on the progress of demining work in the
area of SPM-1 and SPM-2, Mirzagaliyev and Tokarev expressed their
hope for the timely completion of the work and confirmed the
importance of the stable operation of all three single point
moorings.
The heads of KMG and Transneft stressed their satisfaction with
the dynamics of relations between the companies in all aspects of
joint activities and stated that the cooperation between the
parties is carried out in the spirit of mutual understanding and
partnership.
Shareholders of CPC JSC are Transneft PJSC (31 percent).
KazMunayGas NC JSC (20.75 percent), Chevron (15 percent), LUKOIL
(12.5 percent), ExxonMobil (7.5 percent), Rosneft-Shell (7.5
percent), Shell (3.75 percent), and Eni (two percent).
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