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Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude
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Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude

by  AFP
1 min read
Handout picture released by the State Petroleum Company of Ecuador (EP Petroecuador) showing workers repairing a pipeline in El Reventador, Sucumbios province, Ecuador, on June 16, 2025.
Handout picture released by the State Petroleum Company of Ecuador (EP Petroecuador) showing workers repairing a pipeline in El Reventador, Sucumbios province, Ecuador, on June 16, 2025.. Photo: Handout / PETROECUADOR/AFP
Source: AFP

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Ecuador's state energy company said it stopped pumping oil through the country's main pipeline Monday due to a rupture in a section running through the Amazon.

"The valves have been closed and oil pumping has been suspended," Petroecuador said in a statement.

The company blamed the incident on a landslide and it was not immediately clear if a spill occurred.

In a statement issued Monday night, the company said it doesn't immediately foresee shutting down oil wells.

The "Trans-Ecuadorian" pipeline has a capacity to pump 360,000 barrels a day.

In March, more than 25,000 barrels spilled in the northwestern coastal province of Esmeraldas.

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Oil is one of Ecuador's primary exports. Last year, the country sold $8.6 billion worth of crude oil.

In 2024, Ecuador produced an average of 475,000 barrels a day, of which more than 70 percent was exported.

Almost half of the exports go to North America.

Source: AFP

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