The meeting of the participants of the International Association of Oil Transporters platform for discussion and experience exchange in the field of Health, Industrial Safety, and Environmental Protection took place in Atyrau, Kazakhstan on October 8-9, 2025. Occupational and industrial safety managers of six pipeline operators attended the event from Russia, Kazakhstan, Hungary, and PRC: CPC-R, Transneft, KazTransOil, MOL, KKT, MunaiTas, along with discipline experts from North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC), the developer of Kashagan - largest oil deposit in the Caspian Sea.
CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban chaired the meeting in CPC Eastern Region office in Atyrau. Participants shared their experience, familiarized themselves with company achievements in the field of failure-free operation and Safe Work Culture development policies, and discussed inter-company data exchange methodology, which would enable unified approach to Safe Work Culture development for all interested IAOT members.
Safety is not only caring about people, it is a strategic asset - noted CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban in his speech. - It supports stability of the entire production chain, strengthens trust of shareholders and clients, reduces expenses, and makes our business resilient to external challenges. We witness this in CPC every day. When managers are physically present on site, when feedback is honest and timely, when everybody has the right to stop unsafe work - the production pace becomes manageable.
Afterwards, the event participants proceeded with field visits to Atyrau PS (CPC-K) and Shmanov PS (KazTransOil), two oil pump stations located in the vicinity of the oil capital of Kazakhstan. On-site, the visit participants discussed elaboration of unified approach to operational risks assessment, as well as practical application of safety tools to promote sustainable and progressive development of Safe Work Culture.