Ecuador refinery, pipelines after quake: Update
State-owned PetroEcuador said the closure was precautionary and the plant appears to be undamaged.
Crude transport through the 360,000 b/d SOTE crude pipeline from the Amazon oil district to PetroEcuador's storage facilities at the Balao maritime terminal in Esmeraldas has not been affected by the earthquake, but PetroEcuador temporarily suspended shipping activities at Balao.
The firm later said that fuel storage terminals at El Beaterio, Ambato and Riobamba are operating and have stocks.
The quake struck at 18:58 local time and has been followed by more than 150 aftershocks. More than 233 people are reported dead, mostly in the coastal cities of Guayaquil, Manta and Portoviejo and in small towns such as Pedernales and Muisne, vice president Jorge Glas says. President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency but said no key infrastructure had been destroyed. There has not been a tsunami alert.
The private-sector 450,000 b/d OCP pipeline is also operating normally,
The Manta airport, Ecuador's fourth largest city, remains closed after the air traffic control tower completely collapsed. Ten highways connecting coastal provinces and the highlands have also been heavily damaged by the quake or by landslides and remain closed, according to the transportation ministry.
Extensive damage has been also reported in power transmission lines and infrastructure at Esmeraldas and Manabi. Glas assured that dams and hydroelectric facilities have not been damaged.
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