Transneft expects 2020 ESPO oil pumping to rise 2.4% to 73 mln tns

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (PRIME) -- Oil transportation of Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft via the East Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline will rise by 2.38% to 73.2 million tonnes in 2020, the company said in its corporate magazine on Tuesday.

"Transportation of 73.2 million tonnes of oil via the ESPO is expected in 2020, including 42.8 million tonnes via the ESPO-2," the document read.

In 2019, the ESPO pumped 71.5 million tonnes.

Russian oil exports via the Port of Kozmino will fall to 32.9 million tonnes in 2020 from 33.2 million tonnes in 2019.

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