CPC temporarily suspends oil shipments
Adverse weather conditions in the area of the CPC Marine Terminal forced the suspension of oil transshipment until the weather improves and storm warnings are lifted, Qazinform News Agency learned from the press service of CPC.
“Adverse weather conditions in the CPC MT operation area forced the Consortium on December 29 to suspend oil transshipment until weather improvement and lifting of storm warnings. Acceptance of oil was suspended as well on December 29 due to glutting of storage facilities. The shippers were notified accordingly on time,” an official statement reads.
The company reminds that CPC adheres to an uncompromising position on the issue of environment protection and industrial safety during operation of the Consortium MT equipment in the Black Sea, prevention of oil-spill emergencies, that explains the current restrictions.
“It should be specifically pointed out that the oil shipment regularity was, to a major extent, affected by an unmanned boat attack on SPM-2 and damage to the latter, as well as the earlier commenced repairs on SPM-3, which were complicated by severe wintertime hydrometeorological conditions,” reads the statement.
Information on resumption of a stable oil pipeline operation and return to a standard MT oil shipment mode will be provided later.
Earlier, it was reported that JSC Ust-Kamenogorsk Valve Plant and JSC CPC-K signed a cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, JSC CPC-K is expected to be provided with high-technological materials, home-produced spare parts and equipment. In addition, the sides agreed to carry out technical maintenance, modernization and testing of equipment, as well as jointly develop and implement innovative technological solutions.
