Audit says Peru’s Camisea gas-pipeline system flawed

An audit of the pipelines carrying natural gas and gas liquids from Peru’s Camisea gas field to the Pacific coast found that the pipelines were not designed to withstand the harsh geological and geotechnical conditions along the 350-mile (560-km) route, particularly the section in the Amazon basin and on the east slope of the Andes. The audit, issued last month, was ordered by the Peruvian government after five leaks occurred in the gas liquids pipeline between December 2004 and March 2006, including one that sparked a fire in which several people were injured and about 12 acres (five has) of field and forest burned. (See “Fifth Camisea pipeline spill spurs official review”—EcoAméricas, March ’06). A sixth leak occurred after the audit began... [Log in to read more]

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