Oil spill in Ecuador
On 13 March 2025, a rupture occurred in the Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline System (SOTE) in Estero el Vergel, located in the Cube parish of Quinindé canton, Ecuador.
An environmental emergency was declared following oil contamination of the Esmeraldas River, which posed significant risks to both local communities and wildlife in the coastal province of Esmeraldas.
There were concerns that the spill may have reached the sea along the Ecuadorian coastline.
Authorities attributed the rupture to landslides triggered by intense rainfall. In response, specialized teams and resources were deployed to mitigate the spill’s impact in the affected area.
- Type of event
- Oil Spill
- Location of event
- Ecuador
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2025-03-20
- Time of Charter Activation
- 17:01
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC-05:00
- Charter Requestor
- SECRETARIA NACIONAL DE GESTION DE RIESGOS (SNGR) UNOSAT on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- Activation ID
- 954
- Project Management
- Martha Villagomez (Instituto Geográfico Militar)
- Value Adding
- Nikia Gooding (Institute of Marine Affairs),
- Instituto Geográfico Militar,
- SIPPS ISTOP (Environment and Climate Change Canada / Governement of Canada),
- Teodoro Hunger (UNITAR),
- Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas,
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California,
- Abigail Uribe-Martínez (Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas,
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)
