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Historical behavior of incidents

Feb 10, 2023

Incidents due to operational causes with hydrocarbon spills greater than 1 barrel and potential impact on the environment

 

Between 2011 and 2022, there have been 145 incidents with hydrocarbon spills greater than 1 barrel due to operational causes with potential effects on the environment, in the regions where we operate. The following graph shows the results of proactive risk management, which has allowed the reduction of incidents.

Incidents with hydrocarbon spills greater than 1 barrel due to operational causes with potential impact on the environment

Source: Ecopetrol, Vicepresidencia HSE

Note: *It does not include incidents affecting the environment in assets not currently operated by Ecopetrol

 

Barrels of hydrocarbon spilled by incidents due to operational causes greater than 1 barrel with possible impact on the environmentSource: Ecopetrol, Vicepresidencia HSE

Note: *It does not include incidents affecting the environment in assets not currently operated by Ecopetrol

 

According to the information collected from the different assets of the Vice Presidency of the Upstream, VPU, in 2022 88.7 km of line pipeline were replaced in VPU as part of the implementation of the integrity plans, for which approximately USD $27.7 MM was allocated.

 

In the following graph, the index of the number of spills per million tons of production of Ecopetrol is made, with respect to that registered by IOGP (International Association of oil & gas producers), showing that the data registered by the company is lower than the international average.

Oil spills per million tons of Ecopetrol production with respect to the IOGP world reference

Source: Ecopetrol, Vicepresidencia HSE and IOGP Environmental performance indicators - 2021 data. Table A.22: Number of oil spills >1 barrel in size and quantity spilled per unit of hydrocarbon production.

 

The IOGP index takes into account incidents with hydrocarbon spills greater than 1 barrel and of operational origin. At the time of updating the oil spill index values per million tons of production, the IOGP has not published the results for 2022.

 

 

Incidents with hydrocarbon spills, caused by actions of third parties, with potential effects on the environment

 

Between 2019 and 2022, there have been 462 incidents with hydrocarbon spills caused by actions of third parties with potential effects on the environment, in the regions where we operate, as shown in the following graph.

Incidents with hydrocarbon spills caused by third parties with potential impact on the environment

Source: Ecopetrol, Vicepresidencia HSE

Note: *It does not include incidents affecting the environment in assets not currently operated by Ecopetrol

 

Barrels of hydrocarbon spilled by actions of third parties with potential impact on the environment

Source Ecopetrol, Vicepresidencia HSE

Note: *It does not include incidents affecting the environment in assets not currently operated by Ecopetrol

 

 

 

 

 

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