CPC Opens New Pumping Stations As It Aims To Boost Pipeline Capacity

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The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has opened two new pumping stations in Astrakhan, Russia which will raise the CPC pipeline’s capacity by around 200K b/d, Reuters reports. The additions are part of an expansion project which aims to boost overall capacity on the pipeline by 416K b/d (or 47%) in 2017, with work expected to be completed by September.