FARC rebels in the jungle and the vibrant colours of Cartagena
Ecopetrol S.A. is a mixed economy company, of an integrated commercial nature in the oil and gas sector, which participates in all links of the hydrocarbon chain: exploration, production, transportation, refining and commercialization.
| Customer: | Ecopetrol S.A. |
| Akela activity: | Oil Spill Response training for the management staff of Ecopetrol, the Colombian National Navy and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) |
| Location: | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Website: | https://www.ecopetrol.com.co/ |
Ecopetrol has operations located in the center, south, east and north of Colombia, as well as abroad. It has two refineries in Barrancabermeja and Cartagena. Through its subsidiary Cenit, specialized in hydrocarbon transport and logistics, it owns three ports for the export and import of fuels and crude oil in Coveñas (Sucre) and Cartagena (Bolívar) with exit to the Atlantic, and Tumaco (Nariño) on the Pacific. Cenit also owns most of the country’s oil and pipeline pipelines that connect production systems with large consumption centers and maritime terminals. Ecopetrol also has a stake in the biofuel business and a presence in Brazil, Mexico and the United States (Gulf of Mexico and Permian Texas). The Republic of Colombia is the majority shareholder with a participation of 88.49%.
Operators of oil pipelines and oil transport are subject to various environmental concerns due to bombings on pipelines and attacks on oil truck convoys. With large quantities of crude oil spilling into the environment and flowing towards key rivers, it is difficult to contain the spills due to security concerns from further attacks by the FARC, ELN and other militant guerrillas. During our training mission in mid 2013 these attacks were becoming more frequent and violent – therefore we remained in Cartagena for the training. Jorge Delgado from Ecopetrol comments: “We have frequent oil spills and we need efficient response to minimize the environmental damage. Training and awareness is important and thanks to the help from Pekka at Akela we are now better prepared.”
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