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The Lago Agrio oil field is an oil-rich area near the city of Nueva Loja in the province of Sucumbíos, Ecuador. It is located in the Western Oriente Basin. The site's hydrocarbon-bearing formations are the Cretaceous Napo and Hollin formations. Oil was discovered in the area in 1960s. The Lago Agrio field is known internationally for the serious ecological problems that oil development has created there, including water pollution, soil contamination, deforestation and cultural upheaval. Located in Cofan territory near the Colombian border, it is one of twelve production areas that developed when Ecuador began to export petroleum.

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  • The Lago Agrio oil field is an oil-rich area near the city of Nueva Loja in the province of Sucumbíos, Ecuador. It is located in the Western Oriente Basin. The site's hydrocarbon-bearing formations are the Cretaceous Napo and Hollin formations. Oil was discovered in the area in 1960s. The Lago Agrio field is known internationally for the serious ecological problems that oil development has created there, including water pollution, soil contamination, deforestation and cultural upheaval. Located in Cofan territory near the Colombian border, it is one of twelve production areas that developed when Ecuador began to export petroleum. In 1993, local residents started a class action lawsuit, Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc. to force former well operator Texaco (acquired by Chevron Corporation in 2001) to clean up the area and provide for the care of the 30,000 inhabitants affected by oil contamination. In February 2011, an Ecuadorian court ordered Chevron to pay $8 billion in compensation. The verdict was later confirmed by the Ecuador Supreme Court in 2013, with the amount fixed to $9.5 billion. Despite having previously insisted to move the process from the New York Court to Ecuadorian tribunals and having accepted jurisdiction there, Chevron Corporation has refused to pay the judgement claiming that the decision was “illegitimate and inapplicable”. A ruling deeming the Ecuadorian verdict as unenforceable was issued by a United States court in 2014 and by an appeals court two years later. In 2018 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of Chevron and said the 2013 Ecuador Supreme Court case was obtained "through fraud, bribery and corruption." (en)
  • Los campos petroleros de Lago Agrio son un área rica en petróleo, en la provincia de Sucumbíos en Ecuador, descubierta en los años 60. Estos campos son conocidos internacionalmente por los serios problemas ecológicos que las compañías petroleras han creado como contaminación del suelo, agua, deforestación, problemas a la salud, que acarrea problemas culturales. Desde 1993 los abogados representantes de los residentes locales, buscan forzar a la excompañía Texaco, y la ahora nueva compañía Chevron Corporation a limpiar el área y resarcir a los afectados. (es)
  • Lago Agrio är ett oljefält i Ecuador. Det ligger i provinsen Sucumbíos, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 170 km öster om huvudstaden Quito. Lago Agrio ligger 320 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Lago Agrio är platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 348 meter över havet, 1,3 km väster om Lago Agrio. Runt Lago Agrio är det ganska tätbefolkat, med 67 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Nueva Loja, 11,8 km öster om Lago Agrio. I omgivningarna runt Lago Agrio växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 22 °C. Den varmaste månaden är oktober, då medeltemperaturen är 25 °C, och den kallaste är juli, med 21 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 4 183 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är maj, med i genomsnitt 461 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är oktober, med 244 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Los campos petroleros de Lago Agrio son un área rica en petróleo, en la provincia de Sucumbíos en Ecuador, descubierta en los años 60. Estos campos son conocidos internacionalmente por los serios problemas ecológicos que las compañías petroleras han creado como contaminación del suelo, agua, deforestación, problemas a la salud, que acarrea problemas culturales. Desde 1993 los abogados representantes de los residentes locales, buscan forzar a la excompañía Texaco, y la ahora nueva compañía Chevron Corporation a limpiar el área y resarcir a los afectados. (es)
  • The Lago Agrio oil field is an oil-rich area near the city of Nueva Loja in the province of Sucumbíos, Ecuador. It is located in the Western Oriente Basin. The site's hydrocarbon-bearing formations are the Cretaceous Napo and Hollin formations. Oil was discovered in the area in 1960s. The Lago Agrio field is known internationally for the serious ecological problems that oil development has created there, including water pollution, soil contamination, deforestation and cultural upheaval. Located in Cofan territory near the Colombian border, it is one of twelve production areas that developed when Ecuador began to export petroleum. (en)
  • Lago Agrio är ett oljefält i Ecuador. Det ligger i provinsen Sucumbíos, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 170 km öster om huvudstaden Quito. Lago Agrio ligger 320 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Lago Agrio är platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 348 meter över havet, 1,3 km väster om Lago Agrio. Runt Lago Agrio är det ganska tätbefolkat, med 67 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Nueva Loja, 11,8 km öster om Lago Agrio. I omgivningarna runt Lago Agrio växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog. (sv)
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