Ocensa Oil Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source:
- Destination: Coveñas on the Caribbean coast of Colombia
- Ownership: Ecopetrol
- Website: http://www.ecopetrol.com.co/
- Length: 830 kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity: 560,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type:
+++ The Route
- The 830 kilometre Ocensa pipeline starts onshore at the Cusiana Oil Field and Cupiagua Oil Field and terminates at the port in Coveñas on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
+++ Contractors
- **Universalpegasus:** Evaluation of project to ensure it was done in accordance with North American codes, standards and best practices
+++ Pipeline Status
- In operation
+++ History
- 1997 - Pipeline operations commence
- 2003 - BP acquires and extra 9.6% stake in asset swap with Hess
- 2009 - Ecopetrol acquire shares from Enbridge increasing its stake from 35.3% to 60%
- 2010 - BP sold a 24.8 per cent interest in the pipeline to Ecopetrol & Talisman along with various upstream assets
- 2011 - Petrominerales acquired a five percent interest from Total
- 2012 - Ecopetrol transferred its pipelines stakes to a new company Cenit
- 2013 - Talisman sells stake in pipeline to Advent International
+++ Other Information
- The Ocensa pipeline is presently running at capacity, transporting sixty percent of the current total oil production in Colombia.
+++ Links
- Central Pipeline SA, Ocensa
- Universalpegasus International Pipeline References
- Petrominerales Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Interest In Colombia’s Ocensa Pipeline
- Ecopetrol S.A. agrees to acquire Enbridge's share in OCENSA
- BP Agrees to Sell Colombian Business to Ecopetrol and Talisman
- BP And Amerada Hess Agree Swap
- Ecopetrol creates a subsidiary specialized in hydrocarbon transport and logistics
- Talisman Energy Announces $595 million Sale of Colombian Pipeline Interest
