In March 2025, a devastating oil spill struck Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province in the northern part of the country, wreaking ...

The rupture of Ecuador's SOTE crude pipeline earlier this month spilled over 25,000 barrels of oil, the country's national ...

By Shanna Hanbury A massive oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple ...

Local communities in the Ecuadorean province of Esmeraldas were still protesting Tuesday after a major oil spill last week ...

In addition to the natural tragedy, thousands of people lack water to drink, which has caused great discomfort and protests ...

Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador said on Wednesday that it had restarted crude transport via the SOTE pipeline after ...

Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador declared on Tuesday force majeure on its SOTE pipeline due to what it described as a landslide that provoked an oil spill, according to a statement from the ...

A rupture in Ecuador's SOTE crude pipeline spilled 25,116 barrels of oil due to a landslide, impacting rivers, wildlife, and ...

On Mar. 13, 2025, a rupture occurred along a section of Ecuador’s state-owned Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano near El Vergel, releasing an estimated 25,116 bbl of crude ...

Ecuador's state-run oil company, Petroecuador, has declared force majeure at the operations of its SOTE pipeline after a landslide ruptured the pipeline ...

"The spill means a temporary loss of aquatic ... The crisis carries serious economic consequences for Ecuador , where oil represents nearly one-third of GDP. Petroecuador declared force majeure ...

A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than half a million residents.