OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2010. Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) lifted 34.574 million tons of crude oil for export through its Marine Terminal near Novorossiysk in 2009, up 9.9% on 2008. 319 tankers were loaded from CPC’s single point moorings in 2009, reported the press-centre of CPC.

A total of over 209 million tons (1.6+ billion bbl) of crude oil have been lifted since the pipeline was commissioned in October 2001, without any accidents and in full safety and environmental protection compliance.

In December 2009 CPC Shareholders approved an Expansion Project execution plan including a package of organizational, technical, commercial and financial arrangements. Phased practical implementation of the agreements reached commences in January 2009.

CPC Expansion which provides for CPC’s capacity being increased up to 67 MTA is estimated to be fully completed in 2014. The Expansion Project provides for building 10 additional pump stations (2 in Kazakhstan and 8 in Russia), six crude oil tanks near Novorossiysk and a third single point mooring at the CPC Marine Terminal, as well as the replacement of an 88 km pipeline section in Kazakhstan.