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Colombia · asset class
Pipelines in Colombia
Colombia has 61 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 18th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 52 operating and 5 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Cenit SAS (26), TGI SAS E.S.P (11) and Canacol Energy (4) — Cenit SAS alone is named on 43% of them. Half of Colombia's pipelines in service predate 1997 (median commissioning year of the 23 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Velásquez-Galán Oil Pipeline, dating from 1954. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Buenaventura-Yumbo Gas Pipeline, proposed. They account for 10% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Colombia.
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Who owns Colombia's pipelines
- Cenit SAS26 43%
- TGI SAS E.S.P11 18%
- Canacol Energy4 7%
- Frontera Energy4 7%
- Hocol SA4 7%
- Asociación Casanare3 5%
- Promigas3 5%
- AI Candelaria Spain SA1 2%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s10
- 2000s5
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1997 · oldest Velásquez-Galán Oil Pipeline (1954) · newest Promigas Pipeline Network — Phase 2 Expansion (2020) · 23 of 61 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Buenaventura-Yumbo Gas Pipeline2030 · proposed
- VIM - Interior — Jobo-Vasconia2027 · proposed
- Bogotá - SNT Magdalena Medio — Mariquita-Vasconia2030 · proposed
- Cúcuta - SNT Magdalena Medio — Cúcuta - San Alberto2030 · proposed
- TGI Pipeline Network — Aguazul-Yopal2026 · proposed
How Colombia compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 15. Iraq64
- 16. Bangladesh63
- 17. Libya63
- 18. Colombia61
- 19. Saudi Arabia56
- 20. Qatar55
- 21. Algeria51
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Colombia?
- OverWatts maps 61 pipelines in Colombia — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 18th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Colombia?
- Cenit SAS is named as owner or operator on the most — 26 of 61 (43%). Next are TGI SAS E.S.P (11), Canacol Energy (4) and Frontera Energy (4).
- How old are Colombia's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 1997, across the 23 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Velásquez-Galán Oil Pipeline (1954); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Colombia?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Buenaventura-Yumbo Gas Pipeline, VIM - Interior — Jobo-Vasconia and Bogotá - SNT Magdalena Medio — Mariquita-Vasconia.