Inspection News
The Superior Court in Nueva Loja, Ecuador, has determined that an individual inspection of 122 oil production sites is necessary as part of the judicial review of the case. Chevron welcomes this judicial inspection process, and has designed this website as an up-to-date resource guide to the history, scope and quality of Texaco's remediation effort. Sites that fell outside of Texaco's scope of work, and thus were the responsibility of Petroecuador, are also examined in detail.
Nearly three years after the Superior Court in Nueva Loja began the process of inspecting 122 oilfield sites, the overwhelming body of evidence collected shows that the people of the Oriente region face no significant oil-related health risk from the areas remediated by Texaco Petroleum Co. (Texpet). This evidence clearly refutes the claims made by the plaintiffs' lawyers in the ongoing environmental lawsuit against Chevron.
Read news releases and publications regarding Texaco in Ecuador by selecting from the headlines below.
- 24 Apr 2007
- Laboratory Used by Plaintiffs Experts Block Judicial Inspection for 7th Time
- 20 Apr 2007
- For Seventh Time, Court Will Try to Inspect Laboratory Used by Plaintiffs' in Suit Against Chevron
- 01 Mar 2007
- The Results Of The Judicial Site Inspection At Shushufindi-24 Find No Risk To Public Health From Texaco Petroleum Activities
- 01 Mar 2007
- Expert Report for Shushufindi-13 Finds that the Texaco Petroleum Remediation was Effective
- 19 Oct 2006
- For Sixth Time, Judge is Prevented from Conducting Judicial Inspection
- 08 Aug 2006
- Evidence from Two Years of Judicial Site Inspections Shows No Significant Health Risk from Oil in Areas Remediated by Texaco Petroleum Company
- 06 Jul 2006
- Chevron Criticizes Attempts by Plaintiffs Attorneys to Undermine the Judicial Process
- 19 Jun 2006
- Chevron Finds Plaintiffs' Report on Shushufindi Suroeste Station Contains Accusations that are Not Supported by the Scientific Evidence
- 19 Jun 2006
- The Shushufindi Norte Expert Report States that Texpet Successfully Completed a Remediation Program and any Existing Impact is Associated with the Past 15 Years of Petroecuador's Operations
- 19 Jun 2006
- The Expert Report for the Shushufindi 67 Well Site Concludes that the Texpet Remediation was Successful and there is No Risk to the Environment at the Remediated Areas
- 19 Jun 2006
- Plaintiffs' Allegations at Shushufindi 48 are Not Supported by Scientific Data which Prove the Texpet Remediation was Successful
- 19 Jun 2006
- The Shushufindi-8 Expert Report Found No Unsafe Levels of Petroleum-Related Materials at this Site and that Texpet Fulfilled its Remediation Commitment
- 19 Jun 2006
- Findings from the Shushufindi 7 Expert Report Prove There is No Widespread Petroleum Contamination in the Area of the Well Site
- 19 Jun 2006
- Plaintiffs' Allegations at Sacha 51 are Not Supported by Scientific Data which Prove there is No Threat from Texpet's Former Operations
- 19 Jun 2006
- Chevron Finds that Plaintiffs' Report on Sacha 18 Lacks Merit, Ignores Scientific Evidence and Fails to Recognize Petroecuador Responsibility
- 19 Jun 2006
- Chevron Finds that Plaintiffs' Report on Sacha 14 Fails to Recognize Petroecuador's Responsibility and Ignores Scientific Evidence
- 15 Jun 2006
- The Expert Report for Shushufindi-4 Affirms that the Site was Not Within the Scope of the Texpet Remedial Action Plan and Conditions at the Site are the Responsibility of Petroecudor
- 28 Apr 2006
- Expert Testifies at Sacha Norte Site Inspection; Says Chevron's Sampling and Analysis Plan is Appropriate to Evaluate Former Operations
- 27 Apr 2006
- Plaintiffs tried to deceive the Court once more during the inspection to Station Sacha Norte-1 Through Misrepresentations and Misleading Photographs
- 25 Apr 2006
- Plaintiffs' Criticism of Sampling & Analysis Procedures Lacks Credibility and Demonstrates No Understanding of Judicial Inspection Process
- 21 Apr 2006
- Expert on Indigenous Cultures Presents the Court with Demographic Studies Disproving Plaintiffs' Claims About Indigenous Populations in the Ecuadorian Amazon
- 06 Apr 2006
- Court Observes Evidence of Petroecuador's Failure to Remediate Recent Oil Spill During Inspection of Guanta-6
- 05 Apr 2006
- Official Court Document Proves Plaintiffs' Attempt to Obstruct Justice by Misrepresenting Information to the Court
- 30 Mar 2006
- Plaintiffs for Third Time Prevent Judge from Inspecting Laboratory
- 23 Mar 2006
- Clear Impact of Petroecuador Operations is Visible during Judicial Inspection of Lago Agrio Central
- 22 Mar 2006
- Superior Court Judge Again Denied Access to Laboratory Used by Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against Chevron
- 17 Mar 2006
- During Judicial Inspection of Lago Agrio-15 Court Observes Environmental Damage Caused by Fuel Thieves
- 16 Mar 2006
- Plaintiffs Lawyers Refuse to Test Water for Bacterial Contamination at Lago Agrio 11-A
- 08 Mar 2006
- Respected Epidemiologist Concludes Health Reports Promoted by Plaintiffs Fail to Prove Diseases in the Oriente Were Caused by Petroleum
- 20 Feb 2006
- Locked Doors Prevent Judge from Inspecting Laboratory Used by Plaintiffs
- 02 Feb 2006
- Court's Expert Report Confirms Safety of Sacha-53 Remediated Areas; Texaco Petroleum's Remediation Effective and in Compliance with Legal Standards of the Time
- 08 Dec 2005
- 2005 Inspections End with Plaintiffs' Refusal to Test Water to Substantiate Erroneous Claims
- 01 Dec 2005
- Court Observes Sources of Environmental Contamination Entirely Unassociated with Texaco’s Petroleum Operations During the Inspection of Lago Agrio-2
- 01 Dec 2005
- Remediation Performed by Texaco is Documented During the Inspection to Lago Agrio-06
- 17 Nov 2005
- The Inspection to Shushufindi-38 was not completed
- 17 Nov 2005
- Judicial Inspection of Shushufindi-45 Proves Texaco Conducted Additional Remediation Efforts Outside of Those Established in the Remediation Agreement
- 09 Nov 2005
- The Inspection of the Aguarico Station Took Place Amidst a Dangerous Release of Gas Liquids From a Poorly Operated Petroecuador Gas Burner
- 27 Oct 2005
- Texaco Complied With all of the Government's Requests for the Remediation of Shushufindi-27
- 26 Oct 2005
- A Colono's Report Ratifies Good Quality of Texaco Petroleum's Remediation at Shushufindi-24
- 20 Oct 2005
- Accusations By Plaintiffs' Attorneys are False and Irresponsible; Court's Order to Postpone Guanta Inspection Made Strictly for Safety Reasons
- 18 Oct 2005
- Scientific Evidence from First Year of Judicial Site Inspections Proves People Not at Risk from Areas Remediated by Texaco
- 18 Oct 2005
- Plaintiffs' Expert Reports Show Pattern of Flaws and Distortions; and Lack Credible Scientific Support to Validate Claims
- 14 Oct 2005
- Texpet Remediated Two Pits in Addition to Those Established Within the Scope of Work Recognized by the Ecuadorian Government for Shushufindi-25
- 13 Oct 2005
- Chevron Requests Analysis of Extra Samples at Shushufindi-18 To Discredit Accusations Made Against the Company
- 22 Sep 2005
- Shushufindi Central Has Produced 23 Oil Spills Under PETROECUADOR's Operation
- 15 Sep 2005
- At Shushufindi-21 Site, Absence of "Generalized Environmental Pollution" in Laboratory Tests Exposes Baseless Nature of Plaintiffs' Allegations
- 14 Sep 2005
- Numerous satellite images and photographs demonstrate the remediation effort conducted by Texpet in Shushufindi-7
- 20 Aug 2005
- Expert Reports for Shushufindi-48, Sacha-51, Sacha-18 and Sacha-65 Judicial Inspections Show No Petroleum-Related Health Risks at Remediated Sites
- 28 Jul 2005
- The quality of the remediation work done by Texpet was verified at Shushufindi-13
- 27 Jul 2005
- Court Observes Several Pits Left Unremediated by PETROECUADOR at Shushufindi-4 Well Site
- 11 Mar 2005
- Court Observes Evidence of PETROECUADOR Pipeline Breaks and Spills During Judicial Inspection of Shushufindi-8
- 09 Mar 2005
- Court Inspects PETROECUADOR Oil Spill at Shushufindi-67 Evidence of State-Owned Company's Negligent Operations
- 23 Feb 2005
- Court Learns How Petroecuador Oil Spills Polluted White River
- 18 Feb 2005
- ChevronTexaco Asks Court to Reject Plaintiffs' Report on Sacha-53
- 17 Feb 2005
- Official Government Documents Prove Petroecuador Is Solely Responsible for Sacha-85
- 16 Feb 2005
- "What I want is for Texaco to Return," Resident Declares During Inspection of Sacha-18
- 02 Feb 2005
- EXPERTS SAY HEALTH STUDIES PROMOTED BY LAWYERS AND ACTIVISTS ARE FLAWED, BIASED AND INCONCLUSIVE
- 28 Jan 2005
- CHEVRONTEXACO ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING DECEPTIVE AMAZON WATCH PRESS RELEASES
- 26 Jan 2005
- Judicial Inspection #15: Plaintiffs Attorney's Acknowledge Petroecuador's Responsibility, Stating That It Is "Evident That Petroecuador Contaminated the Site"
- 09 Dec 2004
- Court Sees Evidence of Major PetroEcuador Oil Spills at Shushufindi
- 08 Dec 2004
- Plaintiffs' Lawyers and Technicians Resort to Blatant Lies and Distortions to Defend Their Claims
- 18 Nov 2004
- Court Sees Recent Oil Spill Near Sacha-65, a Site Remediated by Texaco Petroleum in 1997
- 17 Nov 2004
- Court Sees PETROECUADOR'S Environmental Responsibility is Unfulfilled at Sacha-14
- 16 Nov 2004
- CHEVRONTEXACO ASKS COURT TO INVESTIGATE LAST-MINUTE CLAIM BY PLAINTIFFS CONCERNING TEST SAMPLES
- 11 Nov 2004
- Judicial Inspection of Sacha-57 Proves Quality of Environmental Remediation Conducted by Texaco
- 10 Nov 2004
- Sacha-13 Inspection Clearly Shows PetroEcuador's Irresponsible Management of Environmental Condition of its Sites
- 08 Nov 2004
- Court to Inspect First Wellsite in Which PetroEcuador Has Not Completed Its Environmental Cleanup Responsibility
- 28 Oct 2004
- Plaintiffs Acknowledge PetroEcuador's Responsibility at Ninth Judicial Site Inspection
- 07 Oct 2004
- Court Inspects a Major Spill by PetroEcuador at Shushufindi Southwest
- 06 Oct 2004
- Sabotage at Sacha-10 Prompts ChevronTexaco to ask Judge to Protect the Integrity of Sites
- 30 Sep 2004
- Working Farm Serves as Site for Seventh Judicial Inspection: ChevronTexaco Details Environmental Impacts Caused by PetroEcuador
- 29 Sep 2004
- ChevronTexaco Shows Court Environmental Impacts Caused by PetroEcuador at Judicial Inspection Site
- 9 Sep 2004
- ChevronTexaco Submits Evidence From Plaintiffs Showing that Sites Were Well Remediated During Fifth Judicial Inspection
- 8 Sep 2004
- Fourth Judicial Site Inspection: ChevronTexaco Reiterates Request That Experts Respect and Adhere to Agreed-Upon Technical Procedures
- 1 Sep 2004
- Colonos Take Lead Role in Today's Inspections
- 1 Sep 2004
- Inspection of Sacha 94 Postponed
- 31 Aug 2004
- Judicial Site Inspections to Start Again Tomorrow
- 19 Aug 2004
- ChevronTexaco Reports on Second Judicial Site Inspection
- 18 Aug 2004
- ChevronTexaco Reports on First Judicial Site Inspection
- 17 Aug 2004
- ChevronTexaco Asks Superior Court to Order Plaintiffs' Lawyers to Immediately Stop Tampering with Evidence by Drilling at Oil Sites
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