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Ocensa pipeline

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 km long. It has capacity of 650 barrels.[1] The pipeline is connected with the 235 km long ODL pipeline (Oleoductos de Los Llanos), which transports oil from the Rubiales heavy oil field in the Llanos Basin.[3]

Stations

The oil pipeline counts with the following pumping stations (info updated in 2017):

  • Cupiagua Station - 00
  • Cusiana Station - 01
  • El Porvenir Station - 02
  • Páez Station - 03
  • Miraflores Station - 04
  • La Belleza Station - 05
  • Vasconia Station - 06
  • Chiquillo Station - 07
  • Caucasia Station - 08
  • Granjita Station - 09
  • Coveñas Termina - 10

Partnerships

In January 2010 Pacific Rubiales Energy signed a 10-years contract to use the pipeline for transporting up to 160 Moilbbl of oil over 10 years.[4]

See also

  • Caño Limón – Coveñas pipeline

References

  1. Ecopetrol Increases Shares in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline Ecopetrol, Rigzone, 2009-03-16, retrieved 2010-02-13^
  2. Petrominerales Announces Strategic Acquisition of Interest in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline 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. Koustav Samanta. Pacific Rubiales signs deal to use Ocensa's pipeline 2010-01-07, retrieved 2013-04-13^