The operator of Ecuador's private oil pipeline on Friday disclosed a spill in the Andean country's Amazon region, saying vandals damaged tubing that was no longer in service and caused an unspecified quantity of crude still in the tube to escape into the environment.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday in an area known as Piedra Fina in Ecuador's Napo province, has not affected operations of the Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP in its Spanish initials), company OCP Ecuador said in a statement.
The company said it "managed to control the incident and begin cleanup operations," but did not specify how much crude had been spilled.
