Traviaso-ERB-II oil pipeline

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Traviaso-ERB-II oil pipeline is an operating oil pipeline in Venezuela.

Location

The pipeline transports oil from PDVSA's Traviaso tank farm in El Tejero, Monagas, Venezuela to its ERB-II (Estación de Rebombeo II) pumping station near Potrerito in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

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Project Details

• Operator: PDVSA
• Current capacity: 5.97 mtpa
• Length: 100 kilometers / 62 miles
• Diameter: 16 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:

Background

A pipeline in the El Tejero area experienced an explosion in March 2021, highlighting the risk for all local energy infrastructure; a Venezuelan government official attributed the explosion to terrorism without citing evidence.