Article: Pipeline ruptures, leaks oil in Ecuador's Amazon

One of Ecuador's two oil pipelines ruptured Wednesday and spilled an unknown amount of crude in the Amazon jungle before the duct's operator shut it down for repairs.

The pipeline was "immediately and temporarily" closed, and a cleanup team sent to contain the slick with a system of dikes and pools, according to private operator Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados.

The cause and size of the spill were not known, company spokesman Pedro Lopez said.

Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados did not set a timeline for resuming operations, but Lopez said oil shipments will not be hurt because ...

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