Indigenous groups criticize Ecuador’s $47 billion oil expansion plan in Amazon

Indigenous groups criticize Ecuador’s $47 billion oil expansion plan in Amazon

The criticism targets a plan from the Ministry of Energy and Mines in August to auction the rights for 49 oil and gas projects worth more than $47 billion. Officials say the “hydrocarbon roadmap” is a strategy to modernize Ecuador’s oil industry, attract foreign capital and boost production. Their...

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