LatinTrade | Hernan Lara cut his teeth building an 830-kilometer oil pipeline through the war-torn terrain of his native Colombia.After that security nightmare, he expected any other job would seem like a dream – especially in Ecuador, with its reputation as a regional safe-haven.
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FTC Finally Clears Way for $35 Billion Chevron-Texaco Merger
Oil and Gas Journal Online | Houston - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally approved a consent order clearing the way for Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc. to complete their merger into ChevronTexaco Corp. through a $35 billion stock-swap, company officials said Friday.
Nueva Loja Impedirá Construcción de Estación de Bombeo los Habitantes de la Ciudad de Nueva Loja (Lago Agrio) Acudirán a Instancias Legales para Impedir la Construcción de una Estación de Bombeo del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados, Adjudicado a un Conso
EFE | Quito - El martes, los habitantes de Lago Agrio secundaron una huelga preventiva de 24 horas para exigir que se reubique la estación de bombeo, que se pretende construir cerca de zonas pobladas, según el alcalde de Nueva Loja, Máximo Abad.Los habitantes y el alcalde de Nueva Loja, Máximo Abad, decidieron plantear a
Violento Desalojo a Ecologistas y Periodistas de OCP
El Universo | Unas diez mujeres ecologistas, que ocuparon pacíficamente las reforzadas instalaciones de la empresa petrolera OCP Ecuador, y el periodista del Diario EL UNIVERSO, Gustavo Abad, quien cubría el suceso fueron desalojados violentamente por los guardias de seguridad.
Ecuador's Highest Court Upholds $1.1 Billion Dollar Oil Pipeline
Earth Times News Service | Ecuador's high court gave a green light to build an oil pipeline north of Quito. The decision was cheered by economic boosters and booed by environmental and indigenous groups. The pipeline, which will double the capacity of Ecuador's crude oil, the country's largest export, crosses the Mindo-Nambillo ecological reserve.
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Coordinator of Movement against Xingu Dams is Murdered
Forum of the Eastern Amazon Brazil | Early this morning around 2:30 AM, one of the coordinators of the Movement for the Development of the Transamazon and the Xingu* was assassinated. Ademir Alfeu Federicci, known as "Dema", was shot in the head following a struggle with an armed man who entered his house in Altamira.
Ecuador: Court Rejects Attempts to Block OCP Pipeline
Greenwire | Just when supporters of a controversial pipeline that would double Ecuador's oil output – and royalties – were gaining confidence that construction on the project would soon begin, a new wave of resistance in the courts and on the ground is chastening expectations.The Ecuadoran government gave final app
Ecuadorean Groups Challenge Chevron-Texaco Merger
Oil Daily | Ecuadorean communities have taken to the US airwaves since late last week to oppose the merger of Chevron and Texaco.
Venezuela's Deal to Help Ease Power Shortage in Brazil Sparks Controversy Indigenous Groups Say Their Wishes Have Been Ignored in the Rush to Build the New Power Line
Financial Times (London) | Slash your way through the dense foliage of Canaima National Park, Venezuela's top eco-tourist attraction, and sooner or later you will come across an unexpected monster in a clearing: 30 metres tall with four legs and humming menacingly. It is not a relic from the Jurassic period, nor a Steven Spielberg creation.
Ecuador: Ecuadorean Producers to Pay Military for Protection
Energy Compass | In a bid to improve security in areas bordering Colombia, the 16 private oil producers in Ecuador plus state Petroecuador have arranged a deal under which they can pay the military for protection.
Colombia Restricts News on Pipeline Bombs
Oil Daily | Colombia has cracked down on press coverage of attacks on its Cano Limon-Covenas oil export pipeline, after an intense wave of rebel attacks this year. Rebels have attacked the pipeline some 113 times this year.
Oxy Comes Up Dry in Samore
Energy Compass | US Occidental may wonder why it bothered. After spending eight years trying to win approval to drill in the Samore Block in eastern Colombia, it has just halted drilling on the Gibraltar-1 well after failing to find oil.
Occidental Finds No Oil at Colombian Siriri Well
Reuters | Bogota, Colombia - Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY - news) has stopped drilling at its Siriri field in Colombia and is considering the future of the project after finding gas and condensates but no oil, a company official said on Friday.
Stinging From Nonstop Pipeline Attacks, Oxy Decides to Freeze Investment in Colombia
Oil Daily | US-based Occidental Petroleum has decided to "freeze" its investments in Colombia until a definitive solution is reached regarding leftist guerrilla attacks on the Cano-Limon Covenas pipeline.Guimer Dominquez, president of Occidental de Colombia, said the "revision of operations" is being undertaken on the advice of Ox
Americans Blamed in Colombia Raid
San Francisco Chronicle | Bogota - Three American civilian airmen providing airborne security for a U.S.
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.
Testimony Sought in Bombing Probe
Associated Press | Bogota, Colombia - Investigators want to subpoena three U.S. civilians who allegedly helped pinpoint targets from a plane for a Colombian air force crew that stands accused of killing 17 villagers, an official said Thursday.
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
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.
Poll: Saving Forest is Top Priority in Amazon
Reuters | Brasilia, Brazil - Preserving the rain forest ranks as the top priority for the 20 million people living in Brazil's Amazon, the first such study polling the region's population showed on Wednesday. Saving the rain forest was listed as the No.
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.
Drug Fight in Colombia Questioned
The Associated Press | Washington - Fifteen years ago, Eagle Aviation Service and Technology Inc. helped Oliver North run guns to Nicaraguan rebels in what would become known as the Iran-Contra affair. Today, the company flies State Department planes on dangerous drug eradication missions in Colombia.
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.
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.
