Stormy winds and high waves caused an ecological disaster in the Caspian Sea.
This came after one of the oil transport hoses of the Kazakh Caspian Pipeline Consortium disconnected from the oil pumping device on a floating dock, and the pumping station was temporarily suspended until the malfunction was fixed.
According to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium press service, the accident occurred on the evening of March 21, when bad weather conditions and excessive working load caused the tensioning frame of one of the hoses at the outlet of the floating pump to become dislodged. station 3, which requires the station to be stopped for the duration of the repair.
After replacing and removing the hose in question, the service noted that it was “too early to talk about the use of damaged spare parts” and drew attention to “the need for an additional inspection”.
The consortium stressed that it does not expect the consequences of this accident to affect oil transport operations and noted that “timely detection of the defect makes it possible to eliminate the risks of oil spills into the Black Sea”.
The company will also inspect the equipment of other pumping stations.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is the main export route for Kazakh oil and carries more than 80% of the volume pumped through the pipelines. The pipeline’s annual 67 million ton oil capacity. Among the largest shareholders of the company, the Russian Federation with 31% shares, followed by Kazakhstan with 19%, while the remaining shares are distributed to local, Russian and international companies.
Source: RT
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