Cano Limon Pipeline

=Route=

The Caño Limón – Coveñas Pipeline, constructed in 1985 connects the Caño Limón Field with the Caribbean Covenas Terminal.

At 771 kilometres long, the pipeline is the second longest in the country.

=Capacity=

The pipeline is capable of pumping 220,000 barrels a day (bpd) of crude oil. However over 2011 had an average output closer to 80,000 bpd.

=Ownership=

The pipeline is jointly owned by Ecopetrol and US oil company Occidental.

However in March 2011 the two companies reached an agreement giving Ecopetrol 100% control of the pipeline, while Occidental would remain operator at the Cano Limon Field. This agreement would grant Ecopetrol access to the pipeline's surplus capacity.

=Attacks on Pipeline=

According to a report by US Congress, the Cano-Limon pipeline has been a major target for armed groups such as the FARC and ELN in Colombia. In 2001 it was bombed 170 times, causing shut-downs for seven months and costing approximately $500 million in revenues and royalties to Colombia. Since 2001 there has been a marked decrease in attacks. In 2002 there were only 41 attacks on the pipeline, 34 in 2003 and 17 in 2004.

However over the course of January 2012 two different sections of the pipeline were blown up on two separate occasions a week apart. The press reported that leftist rebels were responsible for the attack. =References=