Ocensa pipeline

{{Infobox pipeline

| name = Ocensa pipeline

| type = Crude oil

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| map = Ocensa Pipeline physical map-fr.svg

| map_caption = Location of Ocensa pipeline

| country = Colombia

| state = Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Antioquia, Córdoba

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| coordinates = {{coord|8|00|N|75|00|W|display=inline,title}}

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| direction =

| start = Cusiana and Cupiagua oilfields

| through =

| finish = Coveñas

| par =

| owner =

| partners = Ecopetrol
BP
Total S.A.
Petrominerales
Triton Colombia

| operator =

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| contractors =

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| decom =

| length_km = 829

| discharge =

| discharge_bbl_d = 0.65

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| pumping_stations_no = 5

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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.

{{cite press release

| publisher= Rigzone

| url= http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=74010

| title = Ecopetrol Increases Shares in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline

| work = Ecopetrol

| date=2009-03-16

| accessdate=2010-02-13}}

{{cite press release

| url= http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Petrominerales-Announces-marketwire-1760416093.html

| title = Petrominerales Announces Strategic Acquisition of Interest in Colombia's Ocensa Pipeline

| publisher = Petrominerales

| date=2011-06-21

| accessdate=2013-04-12}}

Technical description

The pipeline is {{convert|829|km}} long. It has capacity of {{bbl to t|650|mlt=k|per=d|t_per=a}}. The pipeline is connected with the {{convert|235|km|adj=on}} long ODL pipeline (Oleoductos de Los Llanos), which transports oil from the Rubiales heavy oil field in the Llanos Basin.

{{cite news

| publisher= Reuters

| url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKBNG16028420090914

| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130104114340/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKBNG16028420090914

| url-status= dead

| archive-date= January 4, 2013

| title = Pacific Rubiales says Colombia ODL pipeline starts ops

| date=2009-09-14

| accessdate=2010-02-13}}

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 {{convert|160|Moilbbl}} of oil over 10 years.{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE6060HN20100107|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722144138/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE6060HN20100107|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2012|title= Pacific Rubiales signs deal to use Ocensa's pipeline |date=2010-01-07 | agency =Reuters| first= Koustav |last = Samanta| accessdate = 2013-04-13}}

See also

References