NUR-SULTAN – The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) temporarily suspended the operation of two single point moorings, SPM-1 and SPM-2, after the defects were discovered in subsea hose attachments to buoyancy tanks during scheduled maintenance in August, reported the CPC press service on Aug. 22.
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Oil shipment at CPC. Photo credit: cpc-online.ru
There is no threat to the flora and fauna of the Black sea. The integrity of the equipment remains intact.
The CPC’s Marine Terminal has been operating SPM-1 and SPM-2 since 2002 and SPM-3 since 2014. Now CPC is temporarily loading crude oil by using only SPM-3. The use of a single SPM will allow meeting shipper nominations with reduced volumes.