The Ecuadorian Government ’s plan to build the new oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)has been repeatedly delayed for 10 years – -mostly due to the country ’s eco-nomic and political instability and the project ’s perceived risks.However,on June 7, 2001,amidst widespread controversy and protest,the Nobo
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Amazon Watch Alerta de Mega-Proyectos El nuevo oleoducto de crudos pesados en Ecuador
Promoviendo un segundo auge petrolero en la AmazoniaEl plan del gobierno ecuatoriano para construir el nuevo Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)ha sido postergado repetidas veces durante los últimos diez años principal-mente por la inestabilidad económica y política del país y los riesgos provenientes del proy
The New Heavy Crude Pipeline in Ecuador: Fueling a Second Oil Boom in the Amazon
See PDF version of Report in English or En Español Amazon Watch has just released its new Mega-project report entitled: “The New Heavy Crude Pipeline in Ecuador: Fueling
The Americas: Ecuador Pays a High Environmental Price for Extracting Its Oil: New Pipeline Plans are Not Being Helped by a Big Spillage that Has Polluted Rivers and Scarred the Landscape
Financial Times | Patches of oil were still burning across the Andean hillside on Tuesday, the day after mudslides ruptured Ecuador's crude pipeline, spilling its black cargo near Papallacta and into rivers feeding the Amazon basin.
Mudslide Ruptures, Halts Throughput on Sote Pipeline
Oil Daily | The mudslide that ruptured Ecuador's main crude oil pipeline, the Sistema Oleoducto Trans Ecuatoriano (Sote), prompted Ecuador to declare force majeure Tuesday, and will cause transportation delays for the consortium of seven oil companies, two of them from the US, that share transportation and production rights with state-ow
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Consorcio Espera Comenzar los Trabajos en Agosto Próximo en el 2003 Estará Listo el OCP la Constructora, que Invertirá US$ 1.100 Millones, Espera Otros Documentos, que Estarían Listos Dentro de 10 Días
El Universo | QUITO — El consorcio OCP Limited espera iniciar los trabajos de construcción del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) en agosto próximo, una vez que obtenga tres permisos adicionales a la licencia ambiental que recibió ayer del Ministerio de Ambiente en una ceremonia efectuada en el Palacio de Gobierno, con la presencia del
Energía * Hoya, la Ministra del Ambiente lo Hará Oficial en la Presidencia OCP Ecuador S.A. Recibirá Hoy la Licencia Ambiental
El Comercio | El segundo punto crítico para la construcción del nuevo oleoducto está superado. Ayer, la ministra del Ambiente, Lourdes Luque, informó que la aprobación al estudio de impacto ambiental del OCP está listo.
Environmentalists Affirm Position in Defense of LIFE as Construction for OCP pipeline is Given Green Light
Quito - On June 6, 2001, the Second Court of the Constitutional Tribunal in Quito ruled against the Constitutional Injunction that Acción Ecológica and CONAIE had filed in order to avoid the environmental, social and human damages that construction of the OCP pipeline will bring.
Quito — Ecologistas Insisten en que la Ruta Norte del OCP Afectará a las Especies que Habitan en el Bosque Protector de Mindo la OCP Limited Recibirá Hoy la Licencia Ambiental el Tribunal de lo Contencioso Negó un Recurso de Amparo al Contrato de la
El Comercio | Quito — Hoy en el Palacio de Gobierno, la ministra de Medio Ambiente, Lourdes Luque, entregará a la empresa OCP Limited la licencia ambiental para que inicie la construcción del nuevo Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP), ratificando a la ruta norte como la de menor impacto ambiental.
PETRÓLEO: OCP Insiste en la Ruta Norte
El Comercio | El consorcio "OCP Limited", liderado por Repsol-YPF, entregó hoy su respuesta a las observaciones ambientales efectuadas por el Gobierno ecuatoriano sobre la ruta para la construcción del oleoducto de crudos pesados.
Energía * Las Respuestas a las Observaciones sobre el Plan Ambiental Se Presentarán en las Próximas Horas El Visto Bueno para el OCP en Seis Días
El Comercio | El cronograma para construir el nuevo oleoducto avanza según lo programado. La compañía OCP Ecuador anunció que presentaría el plan ambiental definitivo ayer, pero hasta el cierre de esta edición no lo hacía.
OCP Conditions Pipeline on Environmental Approval - Ecuador
BNamericas.com | The OCP Limited consortium, which is constructing Ecuador's heavy crude pipeline, could withdraw if the government fails to approve environmental permission, OCP president Hernan Lara told local press.In recent weeks environmentalists have heavily criticized construction of the pipeline - which has been postponed for m
US Judge Dismisses Amazon Texaco Lawsuit
Oil Daily | After eight years in litigation, Texaco prevailed in getting a US District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by South American Indians in Ecuador and Peru against the US oil company for polluting their water and land in and downstream from the oil-producing Oriente region.Instead of trying the case in Manhattan
Judge Throws Out Pollution Suit Brought by Ecuadorans Against Texaco
Dow Jones Newswires | New York - A federal judge has dismissed the Ecuadoran Indians' 1993 pollution lawsuit against oil company Texaco Inc., saying the case shouldn't be heard in U.S. courts.The decision is a blow to the Ecuadoran Indians, who had argued that their government is too dependent on oil revenue to hear the case fairly.
Amazon Tribal Leaders Blast U.S. Judge for Blocking Texaco Pollution Case Vow to Appeal Latest Decision as Health Problems and Cancers in Ecuador Mount from Texaco Drilling Practices Potential Multi-billion Dollar Liability from Lawsuit Poses Obstacle
New York, New York - A landmark legal battle to force Texaco to clean up oil contamination that is devastating the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador took a new twist today when leaders of affected Indian tribes blasted Federal Judge Jed Rakoff as biased for dismissing the case to Ecuador and vowed to appeal.
Judge Dismisses Indians Suits against Texaco
Reuters | New York - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed lawsuits against Texaco (NYSE:TX - news) brought by rainforest Indians of Ecuador and Peru who alleged the oil company contaminated their water and land. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said that the cases should be brought in Ecuador instead of the United States.
OCP Limited no Variará Ruta de Ducto
El Universo | Quito - El consorcio OCP Limited considera que tiene todos los argumentos a su favor para que el Ministerio del Ambiente le otorgue la licencia ambiental, requisito clave para iniciar la construcción del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP).
Ambiente Insiste en Objeciones
El Universo | Quito - El presidente del consorcio OCP Limited, Hernán Lara, advirtió ayer que la firma "volvería a revisar" el contrato para analizar su continuación, si no obtiene la licencia del Ministerio del Ambiente para iniciar la construcción del nuevo oleoducto.
OCP Threatens to Quit Ecuador Line
Oil Daily | Multinational oil consortium OCP Ltd. could withdraw its plans to build a heavy crude pipeline in Ecuador if the government does not approve the environmental permits it is seeking, the company's president said Tuesday.
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Petroleum Intelligence Weekly | Ecuador - In the latest twist to the saga of Ecuador's heavy crude oil pipeline, an environmental impact study has come under fire, amid pressure for a change in route for the 518,000 b/d export line.
Environment-Ecuador: Minister Speaks Out Against Oil Pipeline
Inter Press Service (IPS/IMS) | Quito - Ecuador's Environment Minister has joined native groups and environmentalists in speaking out against the irreparable ecological damage they say would be caused by a 500-km oil pipeline slated to cross 11 nature and indigenous reserves.
Ambiente * Los Cuestionamientos a la Propuesta del OCP Se Hacen en Siete Areas, No Solo Ecológicas 72 Reparos al Estudio de Impacto
El Comercio | El espesor del ducto y las medidas de protección no están claros. La ruta autorizada es el punto de mayor conflictividad. La Ministra busca una salida técnica. En 15 días termina el plazo para que las observaciones hechas al Estudio de Impacto Ambiental se incorporen al proyecto.
OCP: Evidenciar el Pretexto
El Comercio | El presidente Gustavo Noboa quiso ponerse duro utilizando los bordes del idioma, donde existen palabras que pueden expresar ira y voluntad inquebrantable, pero también volverse el adecuado pretexto para agudizar confrontaciones y frustrar grandes proyectos como es el caso del nuevo Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados.
Ecuador Environment Ministry Reviews Pipeline Route
Oil Daily | Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador's Environment Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters yesterday that a study of a plan to build a new oil pipeline fails to provide a complete analysis of the country's biodiversity.
Ecuador Environment Ministry Reviews Pipeline Route
Oil Daily | Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador's Environment Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters yesterday that a study of a plan to build a new oil pipeline fails to provide a complete analysis of the country's biodiversity.
Indigenas Inician Juicio contra Oleoducto
La Hora | Quito, Ecuador - Washington Ambientalistas y poblaciones indigenas de Ecuador entablaron juicio contra el gobierno para impedir la construccion del Oleoducto de Crudo Pesado (OCP), cuya ruta prevista atraviesa areas selvaticas protegidas.
OCP Limited Ratifica que Ducto Irá por Ruta Norte
el universo | Quito - El Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) seguirá la ruta norte, que cruza el noroccidente de Pichincha, lo confirmó ayer el representante legal de la Compañía OCP Limited, Francisco Díaz Garaycoa.
Ecuadorian President Declares "War" on Environmentalists over Criticism of Pipeline
HOY | "Nobody is going to screw us": Noboa Guayaquil - Citing pressure from the International Monetary Fund, Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa blasted environmentalists for their criticism of a major new oil pipeline project in a press conference yesterday.Environmentalists, indigenous groups, human rights organizati
Zapara Culture of Ecuador and Peru Recognized by UNESCO
The culture of the Zapara nation of Ecuador and Peru was recognized today by UNESCO as a masterpiece of the "Intangible Heritage of Humanity" for its oral traditions and other cultural manifestations.In the name of the five Zapara communities of Ecuador and of the Zapara families who live in Peru, we thank UNESCO for t
