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Chevron corporation usa and texaco petroleum company usa v. Chevron in 2001 and operated in ecuador from 1964 until. Chevron has been in court since 1993 over its contamination in ecuador. But chevrontexaco is not the only problem for the indigenous communities of ecuador. By camila cabrera ecuador, a small country located on the equator, bounded by the pacific ocean to the west, traversed by the andes mountain range, and covered by part of the amazon rainforest in the east, is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Chevron, who acquired texaco in 2001, claims that there is no causal link between the rise in illness and the contamination from the oil pits. Chevron corporation and texaco petroleum corporation v. Residents of ecuador s lago agrio region have been trying to force chevron to pay for water and soil contamination caused from 1964 to 1992 by texaco, which chevron acquired in 2001. Understanding chevrons amazon chernobyl winter 2009amazondefense coalition 1.

Background giant oil company texaco, bought by chevron in 2001, operated in ecuador from 1964 to 1992. Its one that the communities affected by the operations of texaco in lago agrio, ecuador, have been holding for more than twenty years, to get. Lessons learned from the chevron case nathalie cely introduction in 2008, the people of ecuador ratified the first national constitution in the world to. Former texaco term life insurance plan chevron corporation. Texaco was filed in new york, where texaco was headquartered at the time. Scientific evidence at trial proves texaco caused no harm. Us court rules against chevron in ecuador oil case. Chevron corporation and texaco petroleum company claimants. Us court rules against chevron in ecuador oil case bbc news. Chevrons amazon troubles began in 2000 when it purchased texaco, inheriting liability for the companys oil field pollution in ecuador, known as the amazon chernobyl. According to ecuadors supreme court, however, chevrontexaco was the exclusive operator of the oil fields and was the sole party to make the decision to improperly dump the toxic. Chevrons ten biggest lies about ecuador amazon watch.

Chevrons amazon disaster in 2001, chevron bought out texaco oil company. Residents of ecuadors lago agrio region have been trying to force chevron to pay for water and soil contamination caused from 1964 to 1992 by texaco, which chevron acquired in 2001. The final chapters of the tragically flawed suit against chevron are being written. Introduction this report analyzes the sampling and analysis approach used by chevron texaco in its remediation in the mid1990s and in the ongoing aguinda v. How chevron s sampling and analysis methods minimizes evidence of contamination dr. On february 14, 2011, after approximately eight years of litigation in ecuador, judge nicolas zambrano lozada, the presiding judge of the provincial court of justice of sucumbios, rendered judgment in the form of a 188page opinion. Chevrontexaco and the environmental disaster in the. Human rights violations and access to justice for the. The villagers obtained a judgment against chevron in ecuador in 2011. False and misleading representations to incite governmental action against chevron 45 f. The huge multinational us oil corporation texaco operated in ecuador from 1964 until 1992 texaco merged with chevron in 2001. This document describes the former texaco term life insurance plan as of january 1, 20, that chevron sponsors for eligible employees. Between 1972 and 1993, us oil firm texaco dumped over 30bn gallons of toxic waste and crude oil into the amazon rainforest in the north east of ecuador. Chevron corporation chevron and texaco petroleum company texpet.

Ecuador is pushing the boundaries of arbitral authority. Chevron corporation usa and texaco petroleum company. An international tribunal administered by the permanent court of arbitration in the hague has issued an award in favor of chevron and its indirect subsidiary, texaco petroleum company, finding that the. Texaco petroleum texpet, which became a subsidiary of chevron in 2001, was a minority partner in an oilproduction consortium in ecuador along with the. Ecuador has taken a series of steps in recent months suggesting that it. Big victory for chevron over claims in ecuador the new. Chevrontexaco oil extraction and legal case, ecuador. The corporation poured 72 billion litres of oil waste and 45 million litres.

The company admittedly spilled over 60 billion litres of toxic waste and approximately 650,000 barrels of oil in the area. Ecuadorean peasants have clearly been manipulated by unethical actors in ecuador and in the us. Chevrons silvia garrigo responds to ethical corporations coverage of the issues surrounding texacos court case in. In 1990 texaco started the pullout of ecuador, and completed it in 1992. This information constitutes the summary plan description spd of the former texaco term life insurance plan as required by the employee retirement income security act of 1974 erisa. Judge zambrano ultimately found chevron liable for. Texaco petroleum texpet, which became a subsidiary of chevron in 2001, was a minority partner in an oilproduction consortium in ecuador along with the stateowned oil company, petroecuador, from 1964 to 1992. The company kept texaco as part of its name for a few years before dropping it and taking the name. A cheat sheet to chevrons epic feud with ecuador law360.