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Ecopetrol Pipeline Suffered Bomb Attacks

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 21/01/2019 at 10:04
A oleoduto da Ecopetrol sofre ataques a bomba
Ecopetrol confirma vazamento de óleo na linha de 85.000 bpd após um ataque no fim de semana na Colômbia
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Ecopetrol Confirms Oil Leak on 85,000 Bpd Line Following Attack Over Weekend in Colombia

The Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol said that a bombing attack on the Transandino pipeline over the weekend caused a leak in the southwest of Narino, near the border with Ecuador. The company stated that the pipeline was not operating on Saturday during the attack, the first of this year. There were 16 attacks in 2018.

Ecopetrol did not disclose who was responsible for the bombing or when the pipeline would return to service. The 306-kilometer Transandino pipeline has the capacity to transport about 85,000 barrels of oil per day from fields in the Putumayo province to the port of Tumaco on the Pacific Ocean, from where it is exported.

The southern region of Colombia has extensive coca crops and labs to produce cocaine. Rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and criminal gangs are also fighting for territorial control in the area. The ELN frequently attacks oil and energy infrastructure in the region.

Ecopetrol holds a 20% stake in the exploration of blocks in the pre-salt region of Pau Brasil, along with BP (50%) and CNOOC (30%). More Information About Their Operations Here.

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Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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