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LatinNews Daily - 30 July 2019
In brief: Ecuador’s first half oil exports up 11%
* Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, EP Petroecuador, exported 11% more Middle Eastern crude during the first six months of 2019 than it did during the same period of 2018. According to energy ministry figures, Ecuador exported 37.19m barrels of oil, equivalent to US$2.23bn in the first six months of 2019. The minister for energy & non-renewable natural resources, Carlos Pérez, explained: “Presently we are reaching a production rate close to 545,000 barrels of oil daily. Our goal for 2021 is to reach 580,000 barrels. Under this premise we will continue increasing our exports”.
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