Colombia and Venezuela agreed on a plan to repair a damaged section of the binational gas pipeline
El Diario Venezuela - elDiario.com - Colombia and Venezuela agreed on a plan to repair a damaged section of the binational gas pipeline
TL;DR
- Colombia has defined a roadmap to repair five kilometers of the Antonio Ricaurte binational gas pipeline with Venezuela.
- The objective is to reactivate the pipeline for gas transport.
- The plan includes reactivating the environmental license, suspended since 2019.
- The gasoducto Antonio Ricaurte, built in 2007, connects gas fields in La Guajira to the Maracaibo lake region.
- The pipeline has been out of operation for approximately ten years due to lack of maintenance and theft.
- Reactivating the pipeline is considered an option for Colombia to reinforce its gas supply.