Campo Sacha: Government notified Sinopetrol that the concession contract will not be concluded

The Government formalized its decision not to continue the process of granting the Sacha field, which was awarded to the Chinese-Canadian consortium Sinopetrol. The Vice Minister of Hydrocarbons, Guilhermo Ferreira, sent a trade to the companies Amodaimi Oil Company and Petrolia Ecuador, members of the consortium, in which he notified that “the said contract cannot be concluded” of participation for the exploitation and additional exploration of…

A political debate is unleashed in Ecuador when Assemblywoman Ana Galarza accuses the presidential family of orchestrating a secret agreement to take control of the Sacha oil field. In a series of controversial publications on social networks, Galarza states that the government is promoting a concession that would deliver 87.5% of the income

In the Office of the Prosecutor, on April 3, 2025, the Ministers of Energy, Inés Manzano and Transport, Roberto Luque, were required to attend to give their version on the process of awarding the Sacha oil field. However, the officials did not present themselves in the entity. Who was present was the lawyer, Washington Andrade, who is in charge of promoting this investigation as coordinator of the Permanent Assembly for the Defense of Heritage. …