Has Ecuador started fracking? New oil project causes confusion and concern

Mongabay
May 28, 2026, 12:44 pm119 ptsTrending
$photo of Has Ecuador started fracking? New oil project causes confusion and concern image$ Earlier this month, state-owned oil company Petroecuador announced a new project involving “hydraulic fracturing” in an oil block in the Ecuadorian Amazon. As a result, some observers spoke out against the environmental risks of high-volume shale “fracking,” in which water and chemicals are injected at…

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