A mountainside collapse displaced the Sote line nearly 40 metres from a nearby road, leaving rock blocking the route, the company added.
Citing Petroecuador, Reuters reported the pipeline is expected to be back online within four days with enough crude stocks to meet export and refinery committments.
More than 100 Petroecuador workers are on site to help with repairs and cleanup. It was too early to identify a spill volume, the news wire reported.
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