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Article: Transneft Export Leaks Cloud Russian Compliance Picture.(Russia's commitment to Opec for 150,000 b/d in price-supportive cutbacks is at risk.)(Brief Article)
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- January 18, 2002
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Transneft Export Leaks Cloud Russian Compliance Picture
Nearly 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil leaked out of Russia's Transneft pipeline -- the country's main line for exports -- through various eastern and northern ports and by rail in 2001. That number could increase this year, putting a significant portion of Russia's commitment to Opec for 150,000 b/d in price-supportive cutbacks at risk.
Data for 2001 compiled by Oil Daily sister publication Nefte Compass for last year show 22,000 b/d of crude exports bypassing Transneft's pipes by rail, as well 75,000 b/d bypassing the line via seaborne exports.
Rail tank cars went to three countries ...