PT Silvestre-El Palito oil pipeline

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The PT Silvestre-El Palito oil pipeline is an operating oil pipeline in Venezuela.

Location

The pipeline transports oil from PDVSA's Silvestre tank farm in Barinas, Venezuela to the El Palito refinery at El Palito, Carabobo, Venezuela, passing through pumping stations at Guanare, Acarigua and Yaritagua.

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Project Details

• Operator: PDVSA
• Current capacity: 7.46 mtpa
• Length: 343 kilometers / 213 miles
• Diameter: 20 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:

Background

In August 2024, oil from a ruptured pipeline at the El Palito refinery contaminated 45 kilometers of surrounding coastline.