	ecuador  oil output to resume next month ecuador is due to resume limited  oil output on may when a new km pipeline to neighbouring colombia should be finished an energy ministry spokesman said oil output was halted on march by an earthquake which damaged km of the main pipeline linking jungle oilfields at lago agrio to the ecuadorean port of balao on the pacific about km of the new link capable of carrying some barrels per day bpd has been built he said ecuador pumped to bpd before the earthquake the new link will connect lago agrio to puerto colon in colombia the starting point of columbia s pipeline to the pacific ocean port of temuco the government estimates it will take about four more months to repair the lago agrio to balao pipeline and return output to normal levels the spokesman said reuter 
