May 15, 2024 18:02 GMT
Ecuador President Calls Shutdown of Major Oil Field ‘Priority’
OIL
The shutdown of the Block 43 oil field inside the Yasuni National Park is a priority for Ecuador’s government, its President Daniel Noboa said via X, cited by Bloomberg.
- Noboa began to prepare the “orderly retreat” of oil production, following a referendum last year which favoured closing the field, ordering it be end-August.
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