Ocensa pipeline

Ocensa pipeline
Location of Ocensa pipeline
Location
Country	Colombia
From	Cusiana and Cupiagua oilfields
To	Coveñas
General information
Type	crude oil
Partners	Ecopetrol BP Total S.A. Petrominerales Triton Colombia
Technical information
Length	829 km (515 mi)
Maximum discharge	0.65 million barrels per day (~3.2×10^7 t/a)
Number of pumping stations	5

The Ocensa pipeline (Oleoducto Central) is a crude oil pipeline in Colombia. It starts on the Cusiana and Cupiagua oilfields and runs to Coveñas on Colombia's Caribbean coastline. It is owned by the consortium of Ecopetrol, BP, Total S.A., Petrominerales and Triton Colombia.^[1][2]

Technical description

The pipeline is 829 kilometres (515 mi) long. It has capacity of 650 thousand barrels per day (~3.2×10⁷ t/a).^[1] The pipeline is connected with the 235-kilometre (146 mi) long ODL pipeline (Oleoductos de Los Llanos), which transports oil from the Rubiales heavy oil field in Los Llanos Basin.^[3]

Partnerships

In January 2010 Pacific Rubiales Energy signed a 10-years contract to use the pipeline for transporting up to 160 million barrels (25×10⁶ m³) of oil over 10 years.^[4]

See also

• Caño Limón – Coveñas pipeline

References

1. "Ecopetrol Increases Shares in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline". Ecopetrol (Press release). Rigzone. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
2. "Petrominerales Announces Strategic Acquisition of Interest in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline" (Press release). Petrominerales. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
3. "Pacific Rubiales says Colombia ODL pipeline starts ops". Reuters. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
4. Samanta, Koustav (2010-01-07). "Pacific Rubiales signs deal to use Ocensa's pipeline". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-04-13.