US EditionHeavy Crude Pipeline Suspends Pumping by River Regressive Erosion Advance in Napo
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In the face of the intense rains that suddenly advance the retrogressive erosion of one of the rivers of the province of Napo, OCP Ecuador suspended the pumping on July 1, 2025 and closed valves in a preventive way.
The intense rainfall that has occurred in the last hours has generated an emergency situation in the road connection between the Sierra and the Ecuadorian Amazon. On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the Baeza-Papallacta road remains closed due to several landslides that prevent the passage of vehicles. More than 100 cars were trapped
Ecuador temporarily paralysed the transport of its oil through pipelines due to heavy rains, which also produced collapses and floods that leave a missing person in the Amazon, authorities reported on Wednesday.The operations of the two pipelines, with the capacity to carry 810,000 barrels (bd) of crude oil daily from the Amazon rainforest to ports in the Pacific, were again suspended in recent weeks, this time due to erosions due to the downpou…
The Heavy Crude Pipeline (PCO) in northern Ecuador, which transports an average of 200,000 barrels per day, suspended pumping on Tuesday and closed valves in a preventive manner due to the intense rains that caused the "sudden advance" of the retrogressive erosion of the Loco River. "This phenomenon generates conditions that require special attention to protect the pipeline of the heavy crude oil pipeline, at the level of KP 100, in the Gonzalo …
The rains caused the sudden advance of a retrogressive erosion of the Loco River that threatens the pipeline, located in the Amazon region
The heavy rains caused the sudden advance of the erosion in the r or Loco, in Napo. The company works on the construction of a bypass to reactivate the transport of crude in a safe way.
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