A leak of Petroleum unquantified contaminated the mighty Napo River, one of the tributaries of the Amazonand affects populations, the state reported on Thursday Petroecuador.
Without specifying when, the entity indicated that in block 16, located in the Amazonian province of Orellana (east), the rip of one pipeline which caused the leak of raw.
On Wednesday “there was a strong precipitation in the area, which caused a part of the hydrocarbon content in the barriers be dragged towards the Napo River,” he added.
The company indicated that “they are currently placing barriers additional, in order to prevent the advance of traces of hydrocarbon in the river bodies and thus minimize the impacts resulting from the rains”.
He indicated that “he has maintained communication direct with the communities affected”, without giving further details.
Petroecuador He noted that after the leak were installed barriers preventive measures to “protect the water bodies surrounding the Napo River” as part of actions to control the situation, but the torrential rain led to the impact of the important tributary of the great Amazonwhich crosses Peru, Colombia and Brazil.
“New disaster environmental for hydrocarbons in the #RioNapo”, expressed on the social network lawyer Amazonian Pablo Fajardohuman rights defender and representative of those affected by oil activity, adding that “residents of the communities from the parish #Pañacocha (in the neighboring province of) Sucumbios they denounce it this way.”
The activist released a video that shows a current of water with oily stains. “Right now there is no way to fish,” says one person.
Ecuador, which extracts raw of the jungle Amazonian, occasionally records leaks. In February 2022, there was a rip in a pipeline that caused the leak of 6,300 barrels in the protected Cayambe-Coca National Park, which is home to a wide variety of fauna and a reserve of water.
On that occasion, the following were affected: rivers Quijos and Coca. The latter was the scene in 2020 of another leakwhen 15,000 barrels They reached the course of water.
He Petroleum It is the main traditional product of export of the country, which in 2023 extracted 475,000 barrels per day (b/d), of which it sold 66%.
Between January and April 2024 extracted 485,000 b/d, selling 73% abroad.
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