Cantarell Field Oil Pipeline Network

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Cantarell Field Oil Pipeline Network is an operating crude oil pipeline.

Location

The pipeline network gathers oil from the Canterell Field, which is located roughly 90 kilometers north of Ciudad del Carmen off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, and delivers it to platforms in the Field.

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Project Details

• Operator: Pemex
• Parent Company: Pemex
• Current capacity: 400,000 barrels per day
• Length: 264 miles / 425 km
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1979

Background

The pipeline network is owned and operated by Pemex.

In 2021, workers at the Cantarell were adversely affected by cash flows issues within PEMEX and were asked to wait until the end of 2021 to receive their wages.