CPC Resumes Normal Operations After SPM Repairs
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) announced on Jan. 25 that repairs to the CPC-3 single-point mooring (SPM) at its marine terminal have been successfully completed.
As part of scheduled maintenance, subsea hoses and sleeves were partially replaced. On Jan. 21, hydrotesting of the SPM’s cargo system was carried out, divers accessed the terminal manifold on the subsea oil pipeline, and a tanker was deployed for oil transshipment.
The hose replacement on SPM-3 was conducted under challenging hydrometeorological conditions, with dives repeatedly interrupted by changing underwater currents—common for this time of year. CPC emphasized that such replacements are routine, performed annually at each SPM to ensure safe cargo operations.
Oil loading at the marine terminal is now proceeding normally through CPC-1 and CPC-3.
Photo credit: The Caspian Pipeline Consortium
