Ocensa pipeline

The Ocensa pipeline (Oleoducto Central) is a crude oil pipeline in Colombia. It starts on the Cusiana and Cupiagua oilfields and runs to Coveñas on Colombia's Caribbean coastline. It is owned by the consortium of Ecopetrol, BP, Total S.A., Petrominerales and Triton Colombia.^[1][2]

Ocensa pipeline
Location of Ocensa pipeline
Location
Country	Colombia
State	Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Antioquia, Córdoba
Coordinates	8°00′N 75°00′W
From	Cusiana and Cupiagua oilfields
To	Coveñas
General information
Type	Crude oil
Partners	Ecopetrol BP Total S.A. Petrominerales Triton Colombia
Technical information
Length	829 km (515 mi)
Maximum discharge	0.65 million barrels per day (~3.2×10^7 t/a)
No. of pumping stations	5
Pumping stations	Stations

Technical description

The pipeline is 829 kilometres (515 mi) long. It has capacity of 650 thousand barrels per day (~3.2×10^⁷ t/a).^[1] The pipeline is connected with the 235-kilometre (146 mi) long ODL pipeline (Oleoductos de Los Llanos), which transports oil from the Rubiales heavy oil field in the Llanos Basin.^[3]

Stations

The oil pipeline counts with the following pumping stations (info updated in 2017):

• Cupiagua Station - 00
• Cusiana Station - 01
• El Porvenir Station - 02
• Páez Station - 03
• Miraflores Station - 04
• La Belleza Station - 05
• Vasconia Station - 06
• Chiquillo Station - 07
• Caucasia Station - 08
• Granjita Station - 09
• Coveñas Termina - 10

Partnerships

In January 2010 Pacific Rubiales Energy signed a 10-years contract to use the pipeline for transporting up to 160 million barrels (25×10^⁶ m³) of oil over 10 years.^[4]

See also

• Caño Limón – Coveñas pipeline