Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said on Sunday, prompting the suspension of pumping between oil fields in the country’s northeast and the Caribbean coast, where the oil is exported.
The attack occurred in a rural area of Saravena, in the region of Arauca, according to Cenit, a subsidiary of majority-state-owned oil company Ecopetrol. There were no injuries or deaths reported. The bombing triggered the activation of a contingency plan to control spills and environmental contamination, said Cenit, which owns the pipeline.
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Source: MSN News
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