OREANDA-NEWS. KazTransOil (Astana), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release:

"KazTransOil" JSC is currently conducting the construction of pumping station "663 km" of oil pipeline Uzen - Atyrau - Samara. The construction is carried out as a part of the second stage of the second phase of construction of the Kazakhstan-China pipeline system, and is aimed at increasing the capacity of Atyrau-Kenkiyak and Kenkiyak-Kumkol sections of the pipeline system up to 20 million tons per year. In accordance with the project's design the pumping station "663 km" will be used as the head pumping station of Kenkiyak -Atyrau pipeline. For the first time in the construction of oil pipelines of "KazTransOil" JSC the vapor recovery system will be used for the recovery of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The manufacturer of the system, installed at pumping station "663 km" is "OTC" group of companies (Kaliningrad, Russia). The process is based on the well-known technology of adsorption in the layer of activated charcoal and regeneration of activated charcoal using a vacuum to remove the hydrocarbons in the vapor stream, thereby allowing to release clean air to the atmosphere through coal filter. This technology is well proven in the world as the best solution for oil and petroleum products reservoirs, road and rail tankers, and marine tankers".