Ecuador
News
August 25, 2023
The national vote ordered the shutdown of the 58,000 bpd field owned by national oil company Petroecuador, within a year. But area voters in the province of Orellana voted to keep the field operating and, according to Ecuador’s constitution, that local vote takes precedence,
News
May 17, 2023
Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais wrote that readmission of the Latin American nation is a “top priority” for OPEC and offered to visit to “explain the multiple advantages” of membership.
News
March 17, 2023
The Canadian company is looking to step up output in Colombia, which accounts for most of its production, by improving techniques such as adding so-called waterflood facilities in the main fields.
News
June 27, 2022
Ecuador’s oil production is likely to halt completely within 48 hours if road blocks and vandalizing of oil wells continue, the Energy Ministry said in an emailed statement.
News
March 16, 2022
Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp., along with Shell Plc’s trading unit, are rushing to secure Ecuadorian barrels after America banned imports of Russian crude.
Article
December 2021
Latin America’s oil industry needs greater political stability to keep growing
Article
June 2021
A mature field in Ecuador posed a range of challenges that threatened its long-term economics. Extended-life ESPs, combined with remote real-time surveillance, were a viable solution to handle gassy, sandy wells with steep production decline, saving $2.5 million in workover costs.
News
November 05, 2019
Ecuador’s plan to boost its economy by attracting foreign oil investment is falling victim to heavy resistance from indigenous groups newly empowered by the protests that rolled across the nation last month.
News
October 10, 2019
Protests in Ecuador over fuel prices have temporarily shut some oilfields, slowing the flow of crude and causing Petroecuador to shut a key pipeline.
News
October 02, 2019
For OPEC, the departure matters more in symbolism than barrels -- Ecuador stated clearly it wants to leave the group to boost oil revenues at a moment when the whole cartel is suffering from low prices.
Article
September 2019
An effectiveness analysis of various completion designs for reducing water production yields significant benefits during field development.
News
September 12, 2018
Carlos Pérez Garcia, Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Resources in Ecuador has announced an open licensing round for eight blocks onshore Ecuador, in Sucumbíos Province. These comprise: Araza Este, Changue, Iguana, Perico, Espejo, Pañayacu Norte, Charapa and Sahino.
Article
September 2015
FactoryTalk software, virtual servers replace aging human-machine interface infrastructure as part of multi-facility upgrade, which saved the operator considerable expense.
Article
May 2015
Responding to falling oil prices, some Latin American governments push energy investment, while others slash E&P budgets.
