Daniel Noboa urges Petroecuador to take responsibility after oil spill in Quinindé

President Daniel Noboa reported this Saturday that the water supply began in Quinindé, in the province of Esmeraldas, where an oil spill of the Heavy Crude Pipeline (PCO) was recorded on Friday.

Quito, 15 Mar (La Calle).- A serious oil spill occurred on March 13 in the El Vergel sector, Quinindé canton, province of Esmeraldas, after the rupture of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE). The incident, caused by mass movements that affected the right of way of the pipeline, has generated an unprecedented environmental disaster, impacting rivers, esteros and communities in the area. According to Petroecuador, the break has not affecte…

The sector El Vergel, province of Esmeraldas, is maintained in the containment and cleaning work after the spill of crude product from the rupture in the pipe of the SOTE.

The rupture of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) generated an oil spill in the El Vergel sector, in the Quinindé canton, Esmeraldas province, on March 13, 2025. The pumping stopped and exports "will not be affected," Petroecuador EP reported. Petroecuador state announced that following the warning of a

An oil spill was recorded this Thursday in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas, bordering Colombia, because of the rupture of a pipeline, which forced to suspend the collection of water from the river Esmeraldas that supplies the city with the same name, due to the presence of hydrocarbons. The spill occurred about 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT) at the height of the sector of El Vergel, in the municipality of Quinindé, due to the rupture of the …

Updated 22:50 Redacción Teleamazonas.com Petroecuador warned of a crude spill caused by a rupture in the pipeline of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) in the sector El Vergel, in Quinindé, province of Esmeraldas, this Thursday March 13, 2025.... The entry Active contingency plan for oil spill in Quinindé due to breakup of the SOTE was first published in Teleamazonas.