ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 15. Kazakhstan has
purchased two single-point moorings (SPM) from the UAE for the
Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Energy Minister Yerlan
Akkenzhenov said at a press conference, Trend reports.


“The delivery was initially planned for April 2026, but we are
now accelerating the process and expect to receive the equipment by
January. These are complex technological units that require
transportation to the installation site, namely to the port of
Novorossiysk," Akkenzhenov said.


On November 29, at 06:06 Astana time, CPC’s marine
infrastructure facilities at the port of Novorossiysk were targeted
by unmanned vessels. The attack resulted in significant damage to
the SPM-2 remote mooring device, which has since been taken out of
service pending comprehensive repairs.







On November 9, Nikolay Gorban, CEO of CPC, stated that work is
underway to replace the hoses on the offshore mooring facility
SPM-3 at the Marine Terminal.


CPC plays a critical role in transporting crude oil from three
major Kazakhstani fields: Tengiz, Kashagan, and Karachaganak. In
2024, the transhipment volume reached approximately 63 million tons
of oil.