30-07-2025
Explosives attack suspends crude pumping through Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline
BOGOTA, July 30 (Reuters) - An explosives attack in northern Colombia has forced the suspension of crude oil pumping through the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, operator Cenit, a subsidiary of state-run oil producer Ecopetrol, said on Wednesday.
The attack occurred in a rural area in the Arauquita municipality and left no injured or dead, but caused Cenit to activate emergency protocols to contain the oil spill, the firm said.
Cenit did not attribute the attack to any organization, but the nation's armed forces say that the National Liberation Army (ELN), a guerrilla group, as well as dissidents who splintered off from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), are present in the area.
The Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, able to pump up to 210,000 barrels of crude a day over 773 kilometers, is a frequent target of attacks, according to Cenit.
