(Reuters, 12.Nov.2019) — Ecuadorean Oil Minister Carlos Perez on Tuesday announced his resignation in what he called a personal decision to spend more time with his family, weeks after the...
(Reuters, 20.Oct.2019) — Ecuadorean state oil company Petroecuador said on Sunday it is resuming crude exports after protests this month against government austerity measures forced it to declare a force...
(Bloomberg, Peter Millard, 14.Oct.2019) — For two years, Bolivia pushed to boost natural gas production, a longtime key to its prosperity, by drilling for new discoveries on its southeastern lowlands....
(Reuters, 9.Oct.2019) — Petroecuador halted operations of its Trans-Ecuadorean Pipeline System (SOTE) on Wednesday after anti-austerity protests choked off production from some oil fields it uses for stock, the energy...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Oct.2019) — Operations at the SOTE have been affected during protests in Ecuador and resultantly operations have been reduced to 30% of capacity, due to...
(Bloomberg, Matthew Bristow and Stephan Kueffner, 8.Oct.2019) — Ecuador’s government abandoned the capital city, Quito, as demonstrators sabotaged oil installations and ransacked government offices and businesses over rising fuel costs....
(Amazon Watch, 8.Oct.2019) — In response to economic austerity measures announced by Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno on October 1, Ecuador's National Indigenous Movement, represented by CONAIE (National Confederation of Indigenous...
(CONAIE, 8.Oct.2019) — Indigenous peoples across Ecuador have mobilized against the central government’s neoliberal policies and extractive practices, as have workers unions, student unions and a diverse group of civil...
(Reuters, Alexandra Valencia and Daniel Tapia, 7.Oct.2019) — Thousands of indigenous protesters marched into capital Quito on Monday in a fifth day of action against austerity measures that have sparked...
(Argus, 3.Oct.2019) — Unrest has broken out in Ecuador ahead of the lifting of motor fuel subsidies tomorrow. The government declared a state of emergency today to try to quell...
(Reuters, 27.Aug.2019) — Ecuador is seeking private companies interested in building a new refinery on the OPEC nation's coast with a capacity of up to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd),...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 22.Jun.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs related to OPEC member country Ecuador and gasoline prices in Quito, recycled waste imports, Russian company Tyazhmash's plans to complete work...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.Apr.2019) — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno mandated on 24 April 2019 initiation of a process to merge oil companies Petroamazonas and Petroecuador. The deadline to...
(UPI, 6.Mar.2019) — Ecuador will clean areas of its Amazon region that were polluted decades ago by Texaco in a move criticized by activists who fear too little will be...
(Mongabay, Kimberley Brown, 5.Mar.2019) — An indigenous community in Ecuador has filed a lawsuit against the government for failing to consult with it before putting its territory up for sale...
(Bloomberg, Stephan Kueffner and Ben Bartenstein, 20.Feb.2019) — Ecuador’s benchmark bonds soared to a six-month high after President Lenin Moreno’s government secured a $4.2 billion loan package from the International...
(Reuters, Alexandra Valencia, 11.Oct.2018) — Ecuador has begun talks with neighboring Peru to jointly explore two oilfields at the border and allow state-run Petroamazonas to operate natural gas areas in...
(Xinhua, 5.Oct.2018) — Ecuadorian authorities signed investment contracts worth about 1.6 billion U.S. dollars with private companies to develop six oil fields in the country's northeastern provinces, local newspaper El...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Oct.2018) — Schlumberger is said to be contemplating “new investments” in Ecuador. The announcement was revealed after a meeting between Schlumberger Manger Carlos Sarmiento and...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 21.Aug.2018) – The government of Ecuador aims to save about $1 billion annually with the implementation of new economic measures. [caption id="attachment_3262" align="alignright" width="300"] Ecuador's...