Ecuador Shuts 2 Lines That Carry 500,000 bbls/day Ecuador declares force majeure for oil exports, production due to erosion
QUITO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Ecuador’s government on Monday declared force majeure over its oil exports and production contracts after ongoing erosion in its Amazon region forced a halt to pumping on two pipelines.
The declaration will allow the implementation of contingency plans, the energy ministry said in a statement.
The erosion is taking place along rivers in the Amazon province of Napo, home to the privately owned OCP pipeline and the public SOTE pipeline. (Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Mark Porter)