Ecuador’s state pipeline, Sot In a stretch of its pipe, threatened by regressive erosion in the Amazon region, the Petroecuador state oil company said Friday.
The operation of the duct, with capacity of 360,000 barrels day, BPD, was suspended since July 2 as a preventive measure. The heavy rains in the Amazon province of Napo accelerated regressive erosion that put its pipe at risk.
“With this reactivation in transport operations, crude exports are expected to be normalized progressively,” Petroecuador added a statement.
The new bypass in the Sot Pipe was placed to guarantee operational safety And the stability of the terrain in the medium term, he added.
