Amerisur Binational Pipeline

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Amerisur Binational Pipeline, also known as the Colombia–Ecuador Pipeline or in Spanish as the Oleoducto Binacional Amerisur (OBA), is an operating crude oil export pipeline running from Colombia into Ecuador.

Location

The pipeline connects Platform 9 of the Platanillo oilfield block in Colombia's Putumayo basin to the Victor Hugo Ruales (VHR) oilfield in Ecuador. At the VHR station, the pipeline feeds into Ecuador's RODA Oil Pipeline Network, which in turn connects to the larger Ecuadorian pipeline system at Lago Agrio, supplying gas to Petroecuador's Balao export facility on the Pacific coast.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Amerisur
• Parent company: GeoPark Limited
• Capacity: 50,000–70,000 bpd
• Length: 17.221 kilometers
  • Colombian section: 0.921 kilometers
  • Ecuadorian section: 16.3 kilometers
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2016
• Cost: US$20 million
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline became operational in late 2016. In November 2019, GeoPark Limited acquired Amerisur, though Amerisur still appears to function as the owner of the pipeline based on its website.