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. The 485-mile (780-km) pipeline has capacity to transport up to 210…
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, General Alberto Jose Mejia, the army's commander, told reporters in Bogota.
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. No injuries were immediately reported.
Cano Limon Pipeline Down After Rebel Attacks
Two rebel bomb attacks have halted pumping operations along Colombia's second most important oil pipeline, the Cano-Limon Covenas, state oil company Ecopetrol said on Monday. The twin attacks by National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas occurred over the weekend in rural areas of northern Norte de Santander and Arauca provinces, police and military sources said. The 485-mile (780 km) pipeline has the capacity to transport up to 210…
Cano Limon Pipeline Attacked, Halted for Repairs
Colombia's Cano Limon pipeline has been halted for repairs, a source at state-run Ecopetrol said on Wednesday, but production in the Cano Limon and Caricare oil fields is normal. Ecopetrol operates the 780 km (485 mile) pipeline, which has the capacity to transport 220,000 barrels of crude per day from the northeastern province of Arauca to the Caribbean coast, on behalf of U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.
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. "We ask President (Juan Manuel) Santos to once again consider the possibility of stopping the war with a cessation of hostilities," he said.
Colombia's No. 2 Oil Pipeline Shut After Rebel Bombings
Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, the country's second biggest by volume, has been shut due to damage from bomb attacks by leftist FARC rebels that caused a significant spill that has contaminated a nearby river, the army said on Wednesday. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels, known as FARC, have intensified attacks on infrastructure in the past few weeks after calling off a unilateral ceasefire.
Colombia's ELN Rebels May Consider Ceasefire
Colombia's second-biggest leftist rebel group, the National Liberation Army, would be willing to declare a ceasefire if peace talks to end 50 years of war with the government begin, it said in a video posted on its Twitter account on Wednesday. The 1,500-strong group, known as the ELN, has been engaged in secret exploratory talks with the government for months to draw up terms that may lead to formal negotiations.
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, which borders Venezuela, with a production of 1,800 barrels of oil per day.
