On Sunday, the Ecuadorian authorities declared an environmental emergency situation as a result of oil leakage, which contaminated the Esmeraldas River in the same province in the northwest of the country. Informed DPA, writes TASR.
The oil leakage occurred last Thursday, when in the El Vergel area in the Esmeraldas river basin burst part of the transcendary pipe system (Sote). The authorities have announced that This was caused by landslides after heavy rains.
Energy Minister INES Manzan said that An emergency statement will simplify the earmark of financial resources and sending specialized teams. Their task will be to “alleviate the consequences of leakage (oil) in this area.”
Manzan assured that water quality will be monitored, Similar to the removal of the accident by the state oil company Petroecado, which He is currently working on the collection of leaked petroleums. The total extent of pollution is not yet known. Ecuador produced 475,000 barrels of oil a day last year, of which 72 percent exported. Site is the most widely used oil system in a country with a capacity to transport 360,000 barrels a day on the 500 -kilometer -long route from the Amazon to the Pacific Coast.
