Petroecuador blamed a landslide due to heavy rains in recent weeks for the spill. Ecuador exploited in 2024 about 475,000 barrels per day of oil, one of its main export products. That year it sold ...

The spill in Esmeraldas province is not the first of its kind. According to Amazon Frontlines, an environmental non-profit based in Ecuador, more than 1,496 oil spills have been recorded in the ...

Ecuador's state-owned oil company declared an emergency over a damaged pipeline and cut crude exports on Tuesday following a spill that polluted several rivers, leaving hundreds of thousands of ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency amid "unprecedented" damage and to order residents to ration drinking ...

"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 ...