Shushufindi-Quito Pipeline

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Shushufindi-Quito Pipeline operating NGL pipeline in Ecuador.

Location

The pipeline runs from the Shushufindi Oil Field in Sucumbíos to the Oyambaro terminal in Quito.

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Project details

• Operator: EP Petroecuador

• Owner: EP Petroecuador

• Parent company: EP Petroecuador

• Capacity: 10,080 barrels per day

• Length: 304.32 km

• Diameter: 6, 4 inches

• Status: Operating

• Start year: 1979 (Construction)
• Cost:

• Financing:

• Associated infrastructure: Shushufindi Oil and Gas Field

Background

This pipeline transports several refined oil products and LPG. In 2019, operations of the pipeline had to be suspended due to a rupture in a pipe in the Baeza sector. The rupture caused a gasoline spill in the area.