Oil pumping via CPC proceeding as normal in March, no decrease - Transneft president

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is pumping oil in March as usual, with no decrease in volumes.

"No, there isn't one [a reduction]," Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev said in response to a corresponding question from journalists.

"Everything is proceeding as planned, everything is operating normally," he said.

As reported, one of the CPC's oil pumping stations, the Kropotkinskaya station, was attacked by several explosive-laden drones with metal shrapnel on February 17. As a result, equipment was damaged. Repairs are expected to take around two months, and the consortium's shareholders are ready to assist in resolving issues related to the station's restoration.