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    Analysis of Compliance Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados(OCP) Project and the World Bank Environmental Policies and Guidelines Prepared for Amazon Watch by: Patricia B. Caffrey

    I. BACKGROUND:Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to assess the level of compliance of the development process to date and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados Project (Project) to World Bank (WB) policies and guidelines on environmental assessment and natural habitats.

    November 20, 2001
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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

    July 27, 2001
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    Amazon Watch Mega-Project Alert Fueling A Second Oil Boom in the Amazon

    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

    July 27, 2001
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    New Pipelines Threaten Intact Amazon Rainforests in Brazil

    The dark side of President Cardoso’s “Advance Brazil" plan: Carving energy grids in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon

    In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, over 400 miles (700 km) upriver from Manaus, two new pipelines are planned to expand oil and gas production from the Urucu and Jurua gas fields.

    June 1, 2001
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    A Reserva de Gás e Gasodutos de Urucu Ameaça Áreas Intactas da Floresta Amazônica Brasileira O Lado Negro do Avança Brasil de FHC é Cravar uma Rede de Energia no Coração da Amazônia Brasileira

    Resumo do ProjetoNo coração da Amazônia brasileira,a 700 km acima de Manaus,planeja-se a construção de dois novos gasodutos para a expansão da produção de gás e óleo das reservas de Urucu e Jurua.Um dos mais arriscados e menos divulgados esquemas do plano Avança Brasil, este empreendimento está entre os vint

    June 1, 2001
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    Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.

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    Blood of Our Mother Report

    The military patch depicted here is worn on the right shoulder of every soldier that protects oil installations in Colombia. The drilling rig and the soldier represent the story of oil development in Colombia with chilling accuracy.

    January 1, 1998
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