Cano Limon Pipeline Hit by More Bombings
Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Tuesday that three new bombings of the Cano Limon pipeline have caused contamination in several waterways in the country's northeastern Arauca province.The attacks on Sunday and Monday brought total bombings of the 485-mile (780-km) pipeline to 82 this year.Cano Limon, which can transport up to 210…
Attack on Cano Limon Pipeline Extends Pumping Halt
A bomb attack by Marxist ELN rebels destroyed a stretch of Colombia's second largest oil pipeline, the Cano Limon-Covenas, extending an almost month-long pumping stoppage, sources from the military and state oil company Ecopetrol said on Tuesday. The attack, which caused a spillage of crude, occurred on Monday in a rural area of the municipality of Saravena, in northeastern Arauca province.
Colombia's Transandino Pipeline Bombed, Damaged
Pumping on Colombia's southern Transandino pipeline was halted on Sunday after a bomb attack by the ELN rebels spilled crude into a river, state-run oil company Ecopetrol and the military said. The National Liberation Army (ELN) is in the midst of a renewed offensive against the military and oil infrastructure, after the…
Ecopetrol Restarts Cano-Limon Pipeline
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol has restarted the country's second-largest oil pipeline, the Cano-Limon Covenas, after a series of bomb attacks halted movement of crude for seven weeks. The pipeline began pumping again during the night, army sources said on Wednesday. Pumping had stopped on Feb. 15 in one of the longest halts since the pipeline came online in 1986.
Bombing Halts Pumping on Colombia's Cano-Limon Oil Pipeline
Pumping operations along Colombia's second most important oil pipeline, the Cano-Limon Covenas, was halted due to a bomb attack by rebels from the Marxist ELN group, a high-ranking military official said on Friday. The attack occurred on Thursday in a rural area of northern El Carmen in Norte de Santander province, close to the border with Venezuela…
Colombia's No. 2 Oil Pipeline Halted After Rebel Attack
The ELN rebel group bombed Colombia's second biggest pipeline on Monday, military sources said, forcing state-run oil company Ecopetrol to stop the pumping of crude. The attack on a section of the 485-mile (780 km) Cano-Limon Covenas pipeline occurred in Cubara municipality in Boyaca province near the border with Venezuela, and is at least the 17th such attack this year, Ecopetrol said on Tuesday.
Ecopetrol Halts No.2 Pipeline after Rebel Attack
Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol has halted pumping on the country's No. 2 oil pipeline after a rebel bombing that sent crude spilling into a nearby river, a source at the company told Reuters on Friday. The attack on the 485-mile (780 km) Cano-Limon Covenas pipeline caused a spill in Arauca province's Bojaba river, near the border with Venezuela, Ecopetrol said in a statement.
Colombia to Decide Whether to Ration Energy Due to Drought
Colombia's government will decide within a week whether to declare energy rationing amid a serious drought, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, as the country continues to battle the fallout from El Nino. Around 70 percent of the country's energy is generated at hydroelectric plants, which have suffered damage…
Colombian Rebels: Violence Threatens Peace Talks
Colombia's Marxist-led FARC guerrillas warned on Tuesday that escalating violence could damage peace talks in Cuba, where the government and insurgents are seeking a negotiated end to half a century of civil war. "It's time to stop the war in order not to harm the peace process and avoid useless casualties," rebel leader Ivan Marquez said in Havana.
Guerrilla attacks Ecopetrol Oil Field in Colombia
Leftist guerrillas attacked an oil field Friday for Ecopetrol in northeastern Colombia, as part of an escalation of attacks on the economic infrastructure of the country that holds in tension the peace negotiations between the Government and the FARC. Ecopetrol said the two attacks affected the Tibú field, located in the department of Norte de Santander…
Oil Sector is Colombia's Biggest Economic Concern
Rebel attacks on infrastructure and burdensome red tape are making Colombia's one million barrel a day oil sector the Andean nation's biggest economic concern, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Friday. Average output so far this year has slipped to 981,000 bpd from 1,006,000 bpd in 2013 mainly because of attacks on pipelines by leftist rebels…
Colombia Oil, Mining Industries Push for Leaner Regulations
Colombia's oil and mining industries, hit by lower output and growing resistance to some key projects, are pleading for help from the next government to streamline slow and erratic regulations. The country's commodities sector, once a darling of foreign investors, has lost its luster in recent years as shifting environmental rules…
