“This night, we stopped accepting crude oil to our system in Makhachkala because the moisture content was nearly 2.7% despite the maximum admissible cap of 0.5%. Tests also show a high content of salinity in the water, typical of sea water,” Transneft explained.
According to the company, this is already the fourteenth suspension due to attempts of Dagnefteprodukt – operating in Port Makhachkala as an intermediary link between the port and Transneft system – to feed crude oil to the pipeline with an excess of admissible moisture content indicators.
