“In the event that the indicated valve cannot be opened, EP Petroecuador must proceed in the following six days to the gradual shutdown of the wells in the South zone … with an estimated daily loss of 11,500 barrels of crude oil,” the statement added.

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QUITO — Ecuador’s state oil company, Petroecuador, said on Saturday that it was losing an estimated 3,500 barrels of crude oil a day due to “vandalism” at two of its blocks, referring to recent Indigenous protests at the site.

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