By Shanna Hanbury A massive oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than ...

A crude oil pipeline crack caused a thick oil slick in the Viche River in northwestern Ecuador. Employees of the state oil company Petroecuador were trying Saturday to contain the oil slick in the ...

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

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

Local communities in the Ecuadorean province of Esmeraldas were still protesting Tuesday after a major oil spill last week left some 500,000 residents with no access to drinking water, in addition to ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to ration drinking water. The spill, believed to have ...

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

"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 ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ... The company has not estimated the volume of oil spilled. Ecuador last year produced 475,000 barrels of crude a day, exporting 72 percent of ...