BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. KazTransOil has
completed the installation and connection of pig launcher and
receiver facilities for cleaning and in-line inspection (ILI) tools
at Inder Pumping Station (PS), located at the 869.303-km mark of
the Uzen–Atyrau–Samara trunk oil pipeline, the company reported
today.
“To connect the new pig launcher and receiver facilities to the
existing trunk pipeline, KazTransOil specialists carried out a
series of technological operations on a 159-metre section of the
pipeline. The works included depressurizing the pipeline,
transferring oil to the tank farm of T. Kassymov PS, connecting the
facilities, subsequently refilling the pipeline section with oil,
and commissioning it for operation. In 2025, the construction of
the process facilities complex for the launching and receiving
chambers for cleaning and in-line inspection devices was completed
at the Inder Oil PS,” the company said.
According to KazTransOil, a total of 142 specialists from
KazTransOil’s Atyrau and Aktobe Oil Pipeline Departments, as well
as contractor organizations, were involved in the works. The
project also involved 35 units of road and specialized
equipment.
The company noted that the installation and connection works
were carried out in full compliance with industrial, fire and
environmental safety requirements. As part of the project and in
support of domestic manufacturers, the pig launcher and receiver
facilities, as well as the pipeline fittings, were manufactured in
Kazakhstan.
The pig launcher and receiver facilities are designed to launch
into and receive from the pipeline cleaning, batching and in-line
inspection tools, as well as to collect and remove cleaning debris,
including paraffin deposits and mechanical impurities. The use of
pig launcher and receiver facilities enhances the reliability and
safety of pipeline operations and contributes to the continuous and
long-term operation of the trunk oil pipeline.
