Nov 12 (Reuters) - The flow of crude oil through Britain'sForties pipeline on Wednesday fell below 400,000 barrels per day(bpd) from an estimated 565,000 bpd after a drop in powerconsumption at a pumping station, according to industry monitorGenscape.
BP, operator of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS)which delivers Forties crude to the Hound Point terminal on theScottish coast, on Thursday declined to comment.
It was unclear if normal flow had resumed.
"Decreased power consumption was observed at the Netherleypumping station (electric)," Genscape said.
"(The) Forties pipeline flow is currently averaging near498,000 bpd this week thus far," it said.
Genscape said the FPS has an oil processing capacity of 1.15million bpd.
Forties is the largest of the four crude oil streams thatmake up the dated Brent benchmark price. The other three areBrent itself, Ekofisk and Oseberg. (Reporting by Amanda Cooper; editing by Jason Neely)
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