Petroecuador reported that this Tuesday, February 7, 2023, it will carry out preventive work on electrical structure No. 28 of the Auca field distribution system, located in the province of Orellana, which has been affected by an undermining of bases by the action of the current of the Shiripuno river.
The state oil company acknowledged that preventive action will cause a impact of 3,500 barrels in the report for Wednesday, February 8. When doing this job avoided an unscheduled power outage that could affect the production of 45 oil wells in the Auca Sur 1 branch, with daily losses of more than 12,000 barrels of oil per day.
Petroecuador’s Auca field produces approximately 76,000 barrels of oil per day, thanks to the medium voltage aerial electrical distribution system (13.8 kv) that provides energy to the oil production system.
This public company reported in an official statement that the planned technical work it carries out protects the production and operating facilities under its administration.
The problems in electrical issues plague the state oil company for several months. Thus, in December of last year there was a historic drop of more than 56,000 barrels in production, caused above all in the blocks known as the jewels in the crown: the Shushufindi and Auca block -in charge of the Schlumberger company by service contract- and Sacha, which is directly in the hands of Petroecuador.
On that occasion and according to the data of the Energy Regulation and Control Agency (ARC), the bAuca foulbrood went from 75,289 to 59,121 barrels, that is, it recorded a fall of 16,168 barrels. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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