Petroecuador restores SOTE pumping after Baeza fire, 220k bpd back online

Petroecuador has resumed pumping through the SOTE pipeline after extinguishing a fire at the Baeza station, restoring full transport capacity of 220,000 barrels per day. The outage was brief and supply to refineries and export commitments is now secured. This reduces near-term disruption risk to Ecuadorian crude exports, though the cause of the fire remains unstated.