2024-07-03 03:27:18
Heavy rains within the province of Napo have accelerated regressive erosion within the Quijos River and paralyzed the operation of the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP). This forces oil wells to be shut down and manufacturing to be misplaced every day.
As a result of hostile scenario that the province of Napo goes by way of as a result of sturdy winter season and the suspension of the crude oil pumping for him Heavy Crude Oil Pipelineoperated by the personal firm OCP Ecuador S.A., since June 17, 2024, Petroecuador activated a contingency plan.
The crude oil storage tanks positioned at completely different factors had been crammed and subsequently the wells from which the oil is extracted will probably be shut down. uncooked Napo (heavy) which can’t be transported by the OCP.
To this point, Petroecuador has recorded a drop in oil manufacturing of about 37,000 barrels per day, primarily from the Blocks: 43 -ITT and 16 and 67 (Tivacuno), positioned within the province of Orellana.
Operations and pumping are maintained by the Trans-Ecuadorean Pipeline System (SOTE)managed by Petroecuador.
“The employees is working to safeguard the hydrocarbon infrastructure, working uninterruptedly. As well as, it’s deliberate to reschedule crude oil deliveries pending for June,” the state oil firm stated.
On June 17, OCP Ecuador already declared drive majeure as a result of rising danger of harm to the pipeline infrastructure, which is positioned within the parish Gonzalo Diaz de PinedaEl Chaco canton.
That is all as a result of the truth that the extreme rains of the previous couple of days, which have gained power in provinces corresponding to Napo, have penalties corresponding to the numerous acceleration of the method of regressive erosion on the banks of the Quijos River.
Regressive erosion is a pure phenomenon that threatens and has already induced injury to grease pipelines, multi-purpose pipelines and roads within the areas of affect. Within the case of the Coca River, it’s also threatening the infrastructure for the hydroelectric plant’s seize. Coca Elbow Sinclair. (JS)
By: LA HORA Newspaper