State oil company Petroecuador said Thursday that it signed an agreement with PetroTal to transport some 100,000 barrels of Peruvian crude oil for two months. through the facilities of Block 16 located in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The project consists of transporting crude oil via barges from the Campo 95 Brittany field – in eastern Peru and operated by PetroTal – to the Pompeya Norte Port in Block 16, located in the Ecuadorian province of Orellana and operated by Petroecuador, he explained. the company in a statement.
Subsequently, the oil will be transferred in tank trucks to a station for shipment through the Punta Gorda Maritime Terminal in Esmeraldas, on the Ecuadorian coast. Petroecuador added that it will receive a fee for the service, without giving further details.