Ten added pump packages will boost Colombian line capacity. [Retrofitting a Colombia petroleum pipeline]

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Pipe Line Industry; (United States)

OSTI ID:6993249

Ten additional pump packages are expected to more than double crude throughput on Ecopetrol's Central Llanos Pipe Line in Colombia when the project is completed in September. British Petroleum Exploration (BPX) is managing upgrade of the line which is owned and operated by Colombian state oil company, Ecopetrol. BPX anticipates volumes on the 174-mi line to increase from 100,000 bpd to 210,000 bpd. BPX is considering installing two additional pump packages that would raise volume to 300,000 bpd. This paper describes the design of the new pump packages, how they were installed and transported to the sites, and various central systems used with these pumps.

• OSTI ID: 6993249
• Journal Information: Pipe Line Industry; (United States), Journal Name: Pipe Line Industry; (United States) Vol. 77:6; ISSN 0032-0145; ISSN PLINAH
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
022000* -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
42 ENGINEERING
420205 -- Engineering-- Transport & Storage Facilities-- (1980-)
CAPACITY
COLOMBIA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
LATIN AMERICA
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
PUMPS
RETROFITTING
SOUTH AMERICA
TRANSPORT