Yapacani-Colpa Gas Pipeline

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The Yapacaní-Colpa Gas Pipeline (also known by its Spanish initials GYC) is an operating gas pipeline running within Bolivia.

Location

The pipeline starts at the Yapacaní gas processing center near Puesto Choré, Bolivia and runs to the Colpa gas plant near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

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Project Details

• Operator: YPFB Transporte S.A
• Owner: YPFB Transporte SA
• Parent company: Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB)
• Capacity: 188 MMcf/d
• Length: 120 km
• Diameter: 16 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1994

Background

In July 2015, the GYC suffered damage due to extraordinary increases in the water levels of the Yapacaní River as the pipeline was buried underneath a section of the riverbed. In March 2017, a new piece of overhead pipeline was installed to go over the Yapacaní River during an inspection by the ANH.