including the Esmeraldas River, and causing water shortages and health issues. In this scenario, native groups gathered under the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie ...

Following this, crude oil flowed downstream for more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) through the Esmeraldas River and its tributaries towards the mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Witnesses described a ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has turned waters black in a section of the Esmeraldas River, in the province of the same name. The Emergency Operations ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has turned waters black in a section of the Esmeraldas River, in the province of the same name.

The crude has since spread from the Esmeraldas River, where it started, to at least four other waterways. About half-a-million people have been affected in one way or another, many cut off from ...

The crude has since spread to at least five waterways, including the Esmeraldas River that flows into the Pacific Ocean. State-owned Petroecuador, which manages the damaged pipeline, announced ...

State-owned Petroecuador said there was no impact on exports. The Esmeraldas Refinery, the country's largest with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day (bpd), still remains shut for inspection ...

The spill, believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has contaminated a section of the Esmeraldas River in the province of the same name. Residents in the town ...