Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, received an order from Ecopetrol, the primary oil and gas producer in Colombia, to supply five, two-stroke, opposed-piston, dual-fuel pump sets and auxiliary equipment for the Ayachucho-Covenas pipeline and to increase its capacity.
The engine-driven pump sets will increase the capacity of the pipeline, which transports crude oil from the Colombian interior to the Covenas port on Colombia’s north coast. Two, 12-cylinder engines, each rated at 4410 horsepower (hp), will be installed at the line’s El Retiro pumping station and three, 9-cylinder, 3308-hp units will be installed at the El Banco pumping station. Delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2014.
According to a company release, the two-stroke design has fewer moving parts than four-stroke engines, simplifying maintenance and reducing costs.