[Economics] Authorities carry out technical visit to analyze regressive erosion that threatens the validity and the oil transportation system

[Noticias ALEJANDRO]

 

This Saturday, authorities from various ministries will carry out a technical visit and hold an inter-institutional technical table to articulate actions against the erosion registered in the Piedra Fina River, one of the tributaries of the Quijos River, in the province of Napo, which has affected the via Baeza - Lago Agrio and that could put the infrastructure of the country's oil transportation system at risk.

The meeting seeks to protect the physical safety of workers and residents, safeguard the strategic infrastructure of the oil, electricity and road sectors existing in the area, in addition to protecting the environment.
Since the morning of last Friday, the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) and the Shushufindi - Quito Poliducto stopped pumping crude oil and fuel at the same time. At the moment, as a preventive measure, the pumping operations of crude oil and fuel derivatives remain suspended, through the SOTE and the Shushufindi - Quito Poliducto, however, the operations of dispatch and distribution of fuels are normal in the country.

According to Petroecuador, this suspension is intended to safeguard the integrity of the pipelines that carry hydrocarbons from the eastern region of the country. This public company has so far built six variants of the SOTE, there would be jobs for a seventh and work is being rushed for the construction of a 280-meter pop-up bypass.

 

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