The ‘Safety Culture’ Permanent Expert Group was created in the IAOT in 2026 following the initiative of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and is a logical development of the “Safety Culture Discussion Platform” which was operating in IAOT through 2025-26. The Group aims to, among other goals, to harmonize methodological approaches to developing the Safety Culture in oil transportation companies and to ensure fruitful experience exchange. During the meeting, the IAOT members listened to reports delivered by representatives of companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Hungary, and Serbia.
The meeting participants agreed on the information channels and types of materials that will be exchanged: lessons learned, instruments and practices, terminology, approaches and descriptions of corporate models. Following discussions, the IAOT members approved the plan of actions to be performed by the end of 2026 and drafted a roadmap of activities up to 2029. N. Gorban, CPC General Director, was elected the chairman of the expert group until the end of 2027.